Dottie Perham-Whittier, Lewiston’s community relations coordinator, said the work is supposed to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday and continue until 7 a.m. Thursday between Maple and Cedar streets. Lisbon Street traffic will be detoured up Maple to Park streets while the work is underway. Trucks will be detoured down Cedar Street. All lanes of Lisbon […]
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Renowned artist plans sculpture in downtown Lewiston
PORTLAND — Charlie Hewitt finds inspiration for his artwork in the simplest of images. Doodles. “These doodles are how I come up with ideas,” Hewitt said last week at his Portland studio, showing a pad filled with hundreds of tiny, colorful sketches. “From such a lowly spot, it’s not hard for me to end up […]
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A. Grandmaison: A plan for Lewiston traffic
There they go again — Lewiston officials looking for new ways to mess up downtown Lisbon Street when the answer to the problem is just a stone’s throw away, literally. The canal is obsolescent. Fill the useless trench and make Canal Street a four-lane expressway from Adams Avenue to Main Street. It’s a straight shot. […]
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Lewiston council, petitioners work on Lisbon Street deal
LEWISTON — A petition aimed at derailing a summertime Lisbon Street repaving project is still valid even as city leaders work to negotiate a deal that will let the road project go on. Lewiston City Council President Mark Cayer said the City Council is expected to discuss the issue at a their meeting on Tuesday, […]
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Lewiston petition seeks to overturn Lisbon Street bike lanes
Here is the proposed changes for Chestnut St. to Pine St. #LisbonSt pic.twitter.com/Ph3MUsizF2 — Sun Journal (@sunjournal) December 11, 2014 “But it includes the entire project: the bike lanes, the repaving, the lights and anything else that was voted on,” said petition backer Darcy Reed. Reed was one of the first three residents who signed […]
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Sew new: Veronica’s Creations bridal shop opens
LEWISTON — Two weeks ago, Veronica Cedre strung white lights and tulle around a room and hung up dozens of white wedding dresses. She decked out another space in a rainbow of bridesmaids gowns, hung mirrors and dressed mannequins. After a burst pipe abruptly closed Terry and Veronica’s Bridal Fashions on Lisbon Street, known locally […]
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R. Bechard: A waste of taxpayer money
I cannot believe Lewiston City Councilors approved changes to Lisbon Street in Lewiston (story, Sun Journal, March 4). The city will eliminate the right-turn lanes on Pine, Ash and Chestnut streets. That is nuts. And to have a five-foot bicycle lane is crazy. The councilors who opposed the project, Leslie Dubois, Shane Bouchard and Michael […]
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P. Malcolm: Needs a comprehensive plan
If downtown Lisbon Street is limited to a single lane (story, Sun Journal, March 4), what is the plan for dealing with delivery trucks and semis? Delivery trucks are often double parked downtown, as well as parking in the few handicapped parking spots available. This is made worse by non-enforcement of “Delivery Only” parking on […]
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Police investigate pedestrian accident
LEWISTON — A local man was hospitalized Friday night after he was struck by a car while walking on Lisbon Street. Police said the man appeared to have suffered bruised ribs and possibly a broken jaw after he was struck at about 7 p.m. on Lisbon Street near Androscoggin Avenue. Witnesses reported seeing the man […]
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Lewiston may spend more to make Lisbon Street, sidewalks better
LEWISTON — Councilors are fine with spending more on this summer’s Lisbon Street renovation project to make the area nicer. “Lisbon Street is really the core of our downtown,” Councilor Kristen Cloutier said. “It’s where our small businesses are, and I think we are probably going to have to spend a little money to make […]