LEWISTON — The Twin Cities’ signature holiday celebration and parade kicks off on Wednesday, Dec 3. This is the eighth year Lewiston and Auburn have combined efforts. The annual Parade of Lights will start at Main and Academy streets, with the parade staging there. There are 25 floats and participants. The procession will step off […]
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Affidavit: Man shot in Kennedy Park wanted police to kill him
LEWISTON — A man shot multiple times by police in Kennedy Park on Friday told police from his hospital bed that he had hoped they would “send him to his maker,” according to an affidavit filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Albert Crowley, 20, has been charged with three counts of criminal threatening with a […]
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Man shot by police in Lewiston’s Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — Police shot a man in Kennedy Park on Friday night after he was reportedly involved in a domestic dispute on Knox Street. The suspect, 20-year-old local man Albert Crowley, was said to be conscious and alert as he was taken to Central Maine Medical Center. Early reports were that he was struck at […]
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Work begins on historic Kennedy Park gazebo in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Workers will inspect the foundation of the downtown Kennedy Park gazebo and bandstand Wednesday to see if it can be reused. “This thing hasn’t moved a whole lot, so we suspect there’s a decent footing and foundation down there,” said Mike Hebert of Hebert Construction. “We want to see what it is. Regardless, […]
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Kennedy Park bandstand ground breaking set for Oct. 14
LEWISTON — The city kicks off efforts to rejuvenate Kennedy Park’s gazebo and bandstand Tuesday, Oct. 14. The city has scheduled a ground-breaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in the park. The gazebo has been closed and fenced off since 2010 due to safety concerns — damage to the concrete floor of the structure, erosion on […]
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Lewiston’s Kennedy Park gazebo group hopes to start renovations
LEWISTON — The group hoping to resurrect Kennedy Park’s gazebo and bandstand are still about $28,000 short of their goal but hope to break ground this fall. “We definitely want to bring this project to fruition, hopefully before the snow flies,” Heather Hunter, treasurer of the Kennedy Park Bandstand Restoration Committee, said. The group has […]
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Lewiston group planning to build a shorter Kennedy Park gazebo
LEWISTON — A new plan to save Kennedy Park’s iconic gazebo and bandstand calls for keeping it roughly where it is but lowering it by about 3 feet. Problems finding sponsors and donors to help pay for $260,000 in renovations prompted a committee seeking to save the structure to back off from their initial plans. […]
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Lewiston skate park closing for repairs
LEWISTON — Skateboarders will have to find a different place to ride for the first part of June while crews seal some cracks and make other repairs in the Kennedy Park Skate Park. “We’ve never done any work on that skateboard park other than just general maintenance,” said Megan Bates, Lewiston’s deputy director highway and […]