Panelist will discuss the future of the recycling industry at the Lewiston Public Library.
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Bates College professor at forefront of science of memory
Andrew Kennedy’s research has shown the potential to eventually advance the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease or other conditions affecting memory.
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Using squash to build community and futures
Great Falls Forum speaker from Portland Community Squash tells how his passion for youngsters and squash meshed to create a thriving nonprofit.
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Bates professor: The state of Lake Auburn depends on a much larger watershed
The longtime researcher of Lake Auburn told a Great Falls Forum audience that as more nutrients are entering the lake, further watershed protection will be needed to stave off irreparable damage.
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Former inmate says prisons need reform
Joe Jackson relaxes by the window in his Lewiston office next to a poster signed at a recent opioid awareness rally. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Joe Jackson. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Maine’s prisons are less equipped in preparing inmates for re-entry to the outside world than they were two decades ago, an expert in prison […]
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Thayer sees Twin Cities' cannabis and hemp potential
LEWISTON — Dan Thayer does not like to call it pot or marijuana. Those names, he told the Great Falls Forum at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday, are designed to stigmatize. But by any name, he sees business potential here. Thayer, president and co-founder of Thayer Corp., a heating and cooling company in Auburn, created the new Lifespring Microclimates division in 2014 to offer guidance […]
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Former inmate to discuss prison system problems at Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The 2018-19 season of the Great Falls Forum kicks off Thursday, with Joseph Jackson, coordinator of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition and program coordinator with Maine Inside Out. His talk is titled “Prison Reform in Maine, and the Need for Those with Lived Experience to Lead the Discussion.” It will be held from […]
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Great Falls speaker urges artists to love the creative process
LEWISTON — Practice was becoming more difficult and confusing four years ago for Portland musician Kafari. A troubling situation for someone with a dream of one day becoming a pianist in New York City. His mentor, a jazz pianist, responded with the best advice Kafari had ever received, words he now describes as practical and […]
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Miclon pitches importance of performing arts
Michael Miclon, executive/artistic director of the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, gives a talk titled “Vaudeville in Maine” at Thursday’s Great Falls Forum at the Lewiston Public Library. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — When Michael Miclon began his career in the performing arts, he managed to become an apprentice at the world-renowned Celebration Barn Theater […]
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Michael Miclon to discuss vaudeville in Maine
LEWISTON — The 2017-18 season of the Great Falls Forum continues Thursday, featuring Michael Miclon, executive/artistic director for Johnson Hall, with a talk titled “Vaudeville in Maine.” The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Miclon produces more than 50 performances annually at the Gardiner […]