LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee voted Tuesday to build big: a 950-student elementary school for pupils now attending Martel and Longley. The committee agreed with a Redistricting Committee recommendation to build a new school and to take students from other overcrowded elementary schools in the city. If the new school is approved by Lewiston […]
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Klein-Golden and Roy vie for Androscoggin County’s District 3 seat
Name: Matthew Roy Physical Address: 357 Randall Road, Lewiston Occupation: Health care food service worker Political Affiliation: Republican Androscoggin County District 3: Durham, Greene and southern section of Lewiston Age: 29 Phone number: 240-4391 Community Organizations: member Lewiston School Committee, Young Professionals of the Lewiston Auburn Area Why are you running for the Androscoggin County […]
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Owner seeks history of old Lewiston clock
LEWISTON — Greg Caron tries to imagine the history that happened beneath the mammoth clock that sits on a pair of columns in his Winthrop, N.Y., living room. The 7-foot-long clock spent 44 years inside Lewiston’s Maine Central Railroad station, ticking away the moments for many arrivals and departures. “Do you know how many people […]
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Rangeley superintendent explains new graduation requirements
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 Superintendent Susan Pratt made a PowerPoint presentation for the board Monday night to illustrate some of the knottier features of the new proficiency-based diploma requirements. The state requires that after Jan. 1, 2018, high school students must demonstrate proficiency in state standards in English language arts, mathematics, social studies, […]
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Lewiston school board passes first vote on new sports eligibility
LEWISTON — The Lewiston School Committee passed a first reading of a new athletic eligibility policy that would allow freshmen the ability to recover after “bombing” their first year of high school and eventually play sports. Committee members voted 5-1 Monday night, with Matthew Roy voting against, to approve the request made from Lewiston High […]
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Junior shooters fundraising for Indiana championship
WILTON — Four junior shooters from Wilton Fish & Game will be going to the 2014 National Match Smallbore Rifle Championship in Bristol, Ind., this year. Jared Roy, Connor Maurais, Lindzee Ridley and Bailey Morrell will travel there as their own team, The Rim Fires. This is the third year that the club will have […]
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Former cell tower opponent files complaint against Otisfield
OTISFIELD — A former plaintiff in the yearlong Scribner Hill communications tower controversy has filed a complaint, charging the town government’s misrepresentation of her jeopardizes her safety in Otisfield. Kristen Roy, a Scribner Hill resident, filed a formal complaint with selectmen April 17, saying she was mistreated in the Town Office by staff, who alleged […]
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Lewiston event to discuss benefits of Twin Cities rail service
LEWISTON — Rail backers and local officials will be on hand Tuesday to discuss rail service between Portland and the Twin Cities. The Maine Chapter of the Sierra Club is hosting an event to celebrate International Transit Day at the banquet hall of the Royal Oak Room, the refurbished former Maine Central Railroad station at […]
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Candidates vying for seats in expanded Androscoggin County Commission
AUBURN — Androscoggin County voters this June and November will get more candidates for more offices than ever. A just-released state list of the major party candidates includes 11 candidates for five seats on the county commission, two people for judge of probate and two for sheriff. The list, compiled by the Secretary of State’s […]