Mayor Jason Levesque hosts small online ceremony.
Memorial Day
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Postcards from the front lines sent home to Lewiston family reveal World War II history
Denis Mailhot has compiled a history on the Dutil and Mailhot families from postcards and letters written in Europe during World War II. Much of the history focuses on Elisee Dutil who died in Germany in 1945.
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Farmington to hold ‘downsized’ Memorial Day services
FARMINGTON — Farmington will hold different Memorial Day services this year on Monday, May 25. Veterans and their service must be remembered even in a pandemic. Roderick Crosby American Legion Post 28 has announced this years events are downsized due to COVID-19 restrictions. Veterans, Legionnaires, auxiliary, and the public can attend, but should wear masks […]
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PHOTOS: Memorial stone delivered to Veterans Memorial Park
A small group of veterans and supporters gather in Lewiston.
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Volunteers needed to place flags on veterans’ graves
LEWISTON — The L&A Veterans Council is seeking volunteers of all ages to help place American flags on the graves of veterans in time for Memorial Day. Volunteers should meet at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23. All participants should wear masks. For more information, contact Jerry DeWitt at 926-3240 […]
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Local Memorial Day services cancelled, changed
This year because of COVID-19, traditional Memorial Day services and parades aren’t being held or are being done differently.
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Lewiston’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony canceled
The new memorial granite marker with 216 names of veterans will be dedicated in the fall.
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PHOTO: Veteran visits Lewiston cemetery seeking info on uncle who died in Cuba
A Lewiston man visits Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston to record information on a headstone to find out what happened to his uncle.
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Memorial Day: What’s Happening?
Memorial Day events in the area: Lewiston-Auburn: Monday 10 a.m., parade, veterans ceremony and more Billed as the largest Memorial Day parade in Maine, more than 80 units will march through Auburn to Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston for the Twin Cities’ annual Memorial Day ceremony. The parade starts at 10 a.m. on Mill Street […]