LEWISTON — Lewiston residents may stop by the second floor of City Hall to pick up helpful literature regarding the upcoming June 12 state primary election. The city clerk’s office has established a Voter Information Table to provide residents with information on ranked choice voting. Handouts include sample ballots for both parties; basic information from […]
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Lewiston City Hall gets painted – by an artist
Kenneth Harvey paints City Hall from his vantage point on Lisbon Street in Lewiston on Friday morning. Harvey belongs to a group, Plein Air Painters of Maine, who paint outdoors on location. Harvey tries to get outside to paint every day, weather permitting. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Youth Council: What do you know about Lewiston?
The Lewiston Youth Advisory Council hosts a “What do you know about Lewiston?” trivia night at City Hall on Thursday evening to quiz locals on their knowledge of the city. From left are Hunter Steele, Amino Aden, Hunter Landry, Carolyn Adams, Emma Williams, Emma Wolverton and Isho Mohamed. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Olivia Carter, 9, looks […]
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Roses for the fallen
Shannon Violette of Lewiston places flowers on the steps of Lewiston’s City Hall Monday morning as others, including event organizer Ben Chin, background, sing “Amazing Grace.” Like Violette, most in attendance have lost friends and/or relatives to opioid addiction. The rally was organized to bring awareneness to the crisis with hopes of City Hall creating […]
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State committee gets earful about mental health deficiencies
LEWISTON — Officials from Maine jails, law enforcement, legal system and advocacy groups told a state advisory committee Wednesday that Maine’s psychiatric hospital and county jails are overcrowded, underfunded and under-equipped to meet the needs of people with mental illnesses. The Maine Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a daylong public […]
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New Lewiston City Council meets for first time
LEWISTON — Attention rabble-rousers: The new City Council has no plans to hold rowdy meetings and to be forever steeped in controversy. Meeting for the first time Wednesday night, the council gathered at City Hall to discuss its upcoming work. A few of the councilors expressed dismay at recent media coverage portraying the group as […]
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L/A Arts survey looks to track communities’ cultural desires
LEWISTON — A series of cultural surveys looks to define what kinds of arts programs the Twin Cities expect. “We are asking for people’s perspectives on the arts and culture, both historically in L-A and for the future iterations — what they see for best practices and what arts and culture could do for these cities,” […]
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Lewiston runoff vote set for Dec. 8 as financial rules reset
LEWISTON — Voting in a runoff election between Mayor Robert Macdonald and challenger Ben Chin should begin Friday, when absentee ballots become available at City Hall. City councilors on Wednesday voted to set the election on Dec. 8 and to set the single polling place at Longley Elementary School. City Clerk Kathy Montejo said absentee […]