CURTIS — Eleanor B., 89, of Lisbon, passed away Sunday, Nov. 12. A graveside service will be held in the spring at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, where Eleanor will be laid to rest next to her late husband, Ike. Memorial donations may be made to The Lamp Memory Care Center, 64 Lisbon Road, […]
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Big school in Lewiston will deliver smaller classes
LEWISTON — In Lindsay Putney’s crowded kindergarten room Thursday at Farwell Elementary School, her 25 students worked on art. Experts say 25 kindergarten students in one class is too many. State regulations call for kindergarten classes to be no more than 20 students per teacher. A growing student population has created overcrowded schools with classes […]
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Norway Opera House hall to bloom once more as arts, performance, community space
NORWAY — Plans to implement a $4 million renovation of the second-floor stage area of the 1894 Norway Opera House continue, Norway Opera House Corp. President Dennis Gray said. The goal is to create an arts, performance and community multiuse space. “We are planning on going forward and utilizing tax credits, Gray said. It will […]
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New Lewiston school redistricting panel gets to work Tuesday
LEWISTON — A new 22-member committee assigned with recommending which students should attend a new school will hold its first meeting Tuesday. The Redistricting Committee will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lewiston School Department’s Dingley Building on Oak Street. Before Lewiston plans the design and location for a new elementary school, the […]
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No contests in Norway elections as nomination deadline looms
NORWAY — With only two days left to return nomination papers, no contests have emerged for the June 10 annual town election. Town Clerk Shirley Boyce said Thursday that candidates must return nomination papers by Monday, April 28, at the close of the business day to have his or her name printed on the ballot. […]
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Lachman Architects & Planners to receive award for restoration of historic opera house
NORWAY — Lachman Architects & Planners of Portland has been selected by Maine Preservation to receive a Historic Preservation Honor Award for commercial-restoration/rehabilitation of the Norway Opera House. The award, which will be presented at a dinner in Falmouth on Thursday, Nov. 14, honors some of the finest preservation projects in the state. In late […]