LEWISTON — Police were searching Friday for a man who robbed a Lisbon Street convenience store Tuesday evening while wielding a knife with a foot-long blade. Officers are examining security camera footage of the robbery and following all leads, Lewiston police spokesman Lt. Michael McGonagle said. Liza McPherson, the clerk who was at the scene, […]
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M. Dostie: Resurface plan works for Lisbon Street
As a business owner on Lisbon Street, I support the proposed resurfacing project slated for the summer of 2015. Many concerns have been voiced at two public meetings and through social media ranging from criticism about the lack of improved parking, apprehension about the evening interruption, a small outcry for a modified traffic pattern, even […]
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DoubleTake: Lewiston’s Lisbon Street then and now
Lewiston downtown shortly before the turn of the 20th century: Automobiles were extremely rare and the first electric trolleys, replacing horse-drawn trolleys, had just been introduced to the Twin Cities in 1894. The population of Lewiston was 21,701, according to the “Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual from May 1, 1895, to May 1, […]
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Accident closes Lisbon Street, cuts power to 1,233
LEWISTON — A local woman was injured Thursday morning when her van knocked down a utility pole in front of Elmet Technologies on Lisbon Street. Maryan Harat, 43, was taken to a hospital, Lewiston police Lt. Mark Cornelio said. Police do not know why her van hit the pole, he said. No one else was […]
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DoubleTake: Lewiston’s Lisbon Street then and now
Lewiston downtown shortly before the turn of the 20th century: Automobiles were extremely rare and the first electric trolleys, replacing horse-drawn trolleys, had just been introduced to the Twin Cities in 1894. The population of Lewiston was 21,701, according to the “Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual from May 1, 1895, to May 1, […]
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Lewiston woman in critical condition after third-story fall
LEWISTON — Police said a woman was in critical condition Tuesday night at Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries from an apparent fall from a third-story apartment window on Lisbon Street on Monday night. Samantha Watson, 27, was found outside 393 Lisbon St. by police responding to a call for a woman with severe head injuries. […]
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11 go to hospital after carbon monoxide leak in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Thursday was a bad air day at Bernard’s School of Hair Fashion on Lisbon Street. A carbon monoxide leak from a vehicle running in a garage at the end of the building resulted in 11 people going to the hospital, Lewiston Fire Department Capt. Wallace Veilleux said. The building was evacuated and closed, […]
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Recalling Lewiston’s five and dime history
LEWISTON — In the days when Lewiston’s mills boomed and folks crowded Lisbon Street’s sidewalks, Gilda Dennis dropped out of Lewiston High and lied about her age to get a job paying just $12.50 per week. Ten dollars would go to her mother, who needed the income to keep her family afloat. The rest would allow […]
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The Bread Shack expands, plans second spot in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — Dara Reimers searched up and down Lisbon Street for a spot to open The Bread Shack before heading to Auburn five years ago. She never quite gave up, and now, she’s got just the spot: Reimers is moving into the Local Grind inside Rainbow Bicycle, tentatively renaming it The Bread Shack Downtown, and […]