Drag queen Ophelia Johnson dances among the crowd Saturday during the Pride Festival & March in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston. The festival kicked off with a “Liberation for All March” from Festival Plaza in Auburn to Simard-Payne. Once at the park, those in attendance enjoyed informational booths, food trucks, face painting and drag queen bingo, […]
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Clifford Joseph Levesque
WEST GARDINER — Clifford Joseph Levesque, age 85, died June 16, 2018, at his home, surrounded by family. Clifford is survived by his wife, Cecile, of West Gardiner; his son, Paul; his son, Gary “Hohon”; his daughter, Jane (Carl); his daughter, Debra; his son, Leo (Jeannine); his daughter-in-law, Kathy; his 11 grandchildren; his 22 great-grandchildren; and […]
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Photos: First LGBTQ Pride event held in Lewiston and Auburn on Saturday
Pride L-A parade and festival was held Saturday in Lewiston and Auburn. The parade, started and ended in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston, is the first LGBTQ Pride event in Lewiston.Pride L-A parade and festival was held Saturday in Lewiston and Auburn. The parade, started and ended in Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston, is the […]
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Armington carries on family tradition with pride
LOVELL — It started when his grandfather first strapped into a race car way back in 1966, and continues with a third-generation racer pulling into Victory Lane. Evan Armington, grandson of Maine Motorsports Hall of Fame member Steve Blood, is winning races against stiff competition while proudly carrying on a longstanding family tradition of success […]
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Pride Portland a 10-day celebration of LGBTQ community, equality in Maine
PORTLAND — The city of Portland is hosting its first 10-day festival to celebrate the LGBTQ community and equality in Maine. Organizers of Pride Portland kicked off festivities with a rally and press conference at Portland City Hall. The group was able to raise more than $40,000 dollars over the past four months for the […]
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Michaud picked as grand marshal for Portland Pride Parade
PORTLAND (AP) — Rep. Mike Michaud will be a grand marshal in this year’s Pride Parade in Portland. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/T30czE) reported Wednesday that Michaud will lead the parade through downtown Portland on June 21. Other grand marshals will be University of Southern Maine Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity coordinator Sarah Holmes […]
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Bangor Pride Festival attendees celebrate and ‘Keep up the Momentum’
BANGOR — The Bangor Pride Festival this week was full of celebration as Maine’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community joined their allies in the upbeat event, made even more special by the recent downfall of the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday. In addition, Friday was the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which […]