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LRTC expanding to Auburn
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Regional Technical Center will expand programming to a new Edward Little High School in Auburn, if voters approve the construction project next June. Now, Auburn students go to the center, which is connected to Lewiston High School. LRTC Executive Director Rob Callahan said the center has run out of space and […]
Lewiston students restore Civil War cannon
LEWISTON — Seeing a couple of old Civil War cannons and their rotted carriages in a shed at the Togus VA hospital a few years ago, John Footer offered to help rebuild them. His plan was to use the skills of the students and staff at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. The retired Lewiston stone mason […]
LRTC seniors craft TV commercial
LEWISTON — Lewiston Regional Technical Center students have created a commercial for Lewiston Adult Education featuring hands-on classes. Seniors in Sylvie St. Amand’s multimedia class shot footage, mixed and edited the 30-second commercial. They visited welding, rug braiding and construction students during free time after school. “It is a pleasure for me when my students […]
Auburn plans for LRTC satellite for new Edward Little
AUBURN — When the new Edward Little High School opens in five to seven years, it could include a wing that would be a satellite of the Lewiston Regional Technical Center. LRTC Director Rob Callahan told the Auburn School Committee Wednesday night that the prospect of a partnership is exciting, and is needed on several […]
LRTC director: Students with skills getting hired
AUBURN — On a recent afternoon at Evergreen Subaru, technician Bradley Healy, 19, was looking up at the bottom of a vehicle on a lift, pulling out the engine. Alex Allaire, 20, also works as a technician at the Auburn dealership. He’s not old enough to buy beer, but “I have a house,” he said. […]
Food from around the world
Lewiston Regional Technical Center culinary arts student Sabrina Frechette, background, watches fellow student Julia Ricker flip a crepe at the center’s restaurant, The Green Ladle, Thursday morning during their Food from Around the World presentation. Recipes such as the Hungarian dobos torte (sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel) in the foreground, were […]
Give me a bead! Lewiston student excels at cheerleading, welding
LEWISTON – There’s a new first at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. The first female student has just scored her American Welding Society certification in the welding program, no easy task. The high school senior is also a cheerleader. Senior Cassandra “Cassie” Regner is also co-captain of the cheering team, which won its fourth consecutive Eastern […]