People watch part of Maine statesman Edmund Muskie’s acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for vice president in 1968, during a program Thursday at the Muskie Archives at Bates College. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Half a century after they labored on the vice presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, some of his […]
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Clean Water Act has transformed Androscoggin River over past 45 years
Dick Anderson, former Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologist and Lewiston-Auburn Metro Chamber of Commerce president Beckie Conrad talk following a news conference on the bank of the Androscoggin River in Lewiston on Tuesday. Watch the Androscoggin River today as it flows down from the Great Falls at Lewiston-Auburn and it seems scarcely […]
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Muskie Auditorium’s importance stressed to school board
DIXFIELD — Supporters of Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford promised Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday night that community performances will continue there. The auditorium, which is used by the school and community, was heavily damaged by roof leaks in January and has not reopened for school use. “This room is […]
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Rumford high school auditorium officially closed
RUMFORD — Muskie Auditorium in Mountain Valley High School is officially closed because of extensive damage from a leaky roof, Superintendent Craig King said Wednesday. Carpets and the glue under them have been removed from the auditorium because of concerns about mold and mildew, and results of an air quality test should be available in […]
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Sierra Club backs Michaud in Maine governor’s race
PORTLAND (AP) — The Sierra Club is endorsing Democrat Mike Michaud over independent Eliot Cutler in the governor’s race, announcing a yearlong education effort that will likely be backed by spending from the national group with a goal of preventing Republican Gov. Paul LePage from winning a second term, the group said Monday. The earliest-ever […]