Second of five stories about the Lewiston School Committee races for the Nov. 5 election. Next: Newcomers Dawn Hartill and Matthew Roy compete for an open seat in Ward 6. LEWISTON — Voters in Ward 2, which includes Geiger and Montello elementary schools, will choose between School Committee incumbent Paul St. Pierre and challenger Stavros […]
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Kenyan support organization continues to grow
LEWISTON — Madaktari I Kenya held its annual board meeting Sept. 30. Board members include Dr. Stephen Sokol, president; Gerda Neu-Sokol, treasurer; Anne Kemper, secretary; and members Paul Murphy and Thomas Tracy. A resident of Maine since 1970, Sokol has been featured numerous times in the Sun Journal for his volunteer work around the globe. […]
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Mohamed seeking School Committee seat as write-in
First of five stories about the Lewiston School Committee races for the Nov. 5 election. Next: incumbent Paul St. Pierre is being challenged by former legislator Stavros Mendos in Ward 2. LEWISTON — If he wins, Lewiston School Committee candidate Jama Mohamed, 29, would be the first Somali Bantu to hold an elected public office […]
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Maine Ski Hall of Fame inducts 8 new members tonight
AUBURN — The Maine Ski Hall of Fame is inducting eight new members for their contributions to skiing in Maine. A sold-out induction ceremony and banquet is being held Friday at Lost Valley ski area. The Class of 2013 includes three US Ski Team members — one Nordic, one alpine and one disabled — an […]
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Camden chef crowned Maine’s lobster chef of the year at food festival
PORTLAND — A restaurant chef from Camden has been crowned the 2013 Maine Lobster Chef of the Year. Chris Long of Natalie’s at the Camden Harbour Inn won the title Thursday at the Harvest on the Harbor food and wine festival in Portland in a competition voted on by 200 audience members and a panel […]
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Conservation payments resume WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has begun distributing Conservation Reserve Program annual rental payments to participants across the country. USDA also will distribute 2013 direct payments and 2012 Average Crop Revenue Election program payments beginning Oct. 24. Payments originally were scheduled to be issued earlier in the […]
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Angus King says $40 billion in proposed House cuts to food stamp program too much
PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Angus King said Thursday he’ll resist House efforts to cut so-called food stamp funding by $40 billion, but defended his support of a Senate plan to reduce spending on the program by $4 billion. King visited the Hannaford on Forest Avenue in Portland Thursday morning to look in on a tour […]
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Churches to aid in McMahon nature trail development
LEWISTON — On Saturday, Oct. 26, community churches will once again provide welcome assistance to the City of Lewiston’s Public Works Department. The faith community will work together behind McMahon School to build an outdoor classroom and help establish the McMahon School Nature Trail. The project is being funded by a $10,000 Project Canopy Grant […]
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LePage schedules summits to discuss drug crimes in Maine
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and the state’s public safety commissioner will meet Friday with law enforcement officials from around the state to talk about Maine’s growing drug abuse problem. The events, which the administration has dubbed “Drug Crime and Awareness Summits,” will take place in Westbrook and Auburn. The Auburn summit will take place […]
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Groups urged to apply for food, shelter funds
LEWISTON — United Way of Androscoggin County has announced that it has been selected to administer a grant from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to aid in the local fight against homelessness and hunger. The grant will be administered by a local board comprised of area nonprofit leaders, local municipalities and members […]