1934 – 2016 AUBURN—Rita F. Letourneau, 82, of McArthur Ave. in Lewiston, died Monday morning, Jan. 18, at The Hospice House with her family at her side. She was born in Lewiston on Jan. 1, 1934, one of six children born to Joseph R. and Armande (Caron) Poulin. Rita was educated in local schools and […]
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Reporters notebook: Parental power growing in Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — At most school committee meetings, only those paid to be there attend. But there’s a change brewing in Lewiston. If you show up late for a School Committee meeting, you might not get a seat. More parents are showing up, asking questions, and looking for improvements for their students. Earlier this year, McMahon […]
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Edward Little planning big student volunteer day in May
AUBURN — Edward Little High School students can provide a lot of volunteer manpower on one day in May. On Wednesday night, the Auburn School Committee gave the green light for teachers and administrators to plan one day where all students — some 946 of them — would not go to school. Instead, they’ll go […]
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Pumpkin Run raises money for SAD 17 programs
WEST PARIS — More than 230 runners from Oxford Hills participated in the second annual Agnes Gray Elementary School Pumpkin Run on Oct. 19, raising thousands of dollars for school programs. It included a 5K race, mile walk and 1-mile fun run, which attracted more than 55 schoolchildren. They ran across the finish line to […]
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Pumpkin Run was fun for families
WEST PARIS — The first Pumpkin Run held Oct. 20. More than 200 entrants participated in the 5K run, mile-walk and kids fun run. For completing the run, each child was able to take home a pumpkin donated from the Swain Family Farm in Bethel. For the adults, Wendy Newmeyer from Maine Balsam Fir Products […]
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H.S. Golf: Oxford Hills’ Letourneau captures share of title
VASSALBORO — After a bogey on his first hole of the day and with the toughest hole on the Tomahawk Course at Natanis up next, Oxford Hills’ Cam Letourneau wasn’t so much thinking about finishing well as much as he was surviving his round. “It was tough, I was thinking, ‘Oh, what’s this going to […]