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Local restaurants keep Valentine’s plans; hope diners do, too

LEWISTON — Despite the impending blizzard, love, dining and “Fifty Shades of Grey”-themed cocktails will go on. Local restaurateurs said Friday that they planned to stay open for Valentine’s Day revelers on Saturday, even in the face of a snow-laden forecast. The ingredients have been prepped, the staff’s been scheduled and the feeling was that […]

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Working: ‘The Movie Lady’

AUBURN — Every day, as soon as Nancy Holt gets to work, she walks up a narrow stairway at the Flagship Cinemas and circles around the second floor, flicking on 10 movie projectors. She circles around again, flicking on the lights in the 10 theaters below, and circles again checking the computer screens on the […]

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Flagship Cinemas reducing hours at Lewiston location

LEWISTON — Catching a weeknight movie in Lewiston is about to get tougher. Four weeks after Flagship Cinemas closed its Oxford theater, the chain has cut the hours at its Lewiston location, closing its doors from Monday through Thursday. The change begins on Monday. “We have no intentions of stopping operations in Lewiston,” said Andrew […]

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Oxford Flagship Cinemas to close Monday

OXFORD — Falling ticket sales and the looming demise of 35 mm film have signaled the curtain to close on the area’s sole movie theater. Flagship Cinema founder John Crowley confirmed that Monday will be the final day to catch a new release at the site, an anchor to the strip mall at 1570 Main […]