Open ‘Mike’ Night Pickleball Scramble FARMINGTON — An Open “Mike” Night Pickleball Scramble to benefit food pantries through United Way will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Farmington Community Center. Join family and friends of Mike Monahan at 5:30 p.m. for set-up of a scramble-style pickleball tournament in memory of Monahan. There […]
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House Speaker Paul Ryan won't run for re-election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claiming he’s accomplished a “heckuva lot,” House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election and will retire next year, injecting another layer of uncertainty as Republicans face worries over losing their majority in the fall. The Wisconsin Republican cast the decision as a personal one, saying he did […]
Wednesday talk by climate whistleblower moved to bigger space
LEWISTON — A Wednesday night talk by a climate scientist-turned-whistleblower against the Trump Administration has been moved to a larger space. Joe Clement, who grew up in Maine and is the former director of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Department of Interior, will speak at 7 p.m. at the Bates College’s Olin Center, 75 Russell […]
L-A Rotary to welcome Victoria Stanton
AUBURN — On Thursday, Nov. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High St., Victoria Stanton will be the featured guest speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. Stanton is the Director of Development & Engagement at Safe Voices, the domestic violence resource center based in Lewiston. In her role, Victoria helps […]
Rotary to hear former Bates professor at meeting
AUBURN — James Parakilas, who has recently retired as the James L. Moody Jr. Family Professor of Performing Arts at Bates College, will be the speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club session at noon Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Parakilas taught music for 37 years at Bates and served terms […]
John F. Murphy Homes director to address Rotarians
AUBURN — Peter Kowalski, executive director of John F. Murphy Homes, will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club meeting at noon Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Kowalski, for nearly three decades, has worked with the board of directors, staff, stakeholders and the surrounding communities to build an agency with the resources […]
Credit union official to address Rotary meeting
AUBURN — Betsy Sibley, vice president of marketing/business development at Community Credit Union, will be the featured speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club at noon Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Sibley has been with the credit union for five years. She oversees the sales, marketing, advertising, community outreach, internal staff […]
Former Lewiston teacher, business owner to address Rotary
AUBURN — Roger Theriault will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club meeting at noon Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Theriault was born in Lewiston and graduated from St. Dominic Regional High School in 1970. He attended the University of Maine, graduating in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. In […]
Business specialist to address Lewiston-Auburn Rotary
AUBURN — Marcel Gagne, business ownership conversion specialist with the Cooperative Development Institute, a New England nonprofit, will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club at noon Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. CDI assists and supports a cooperative economy with locally grown food, affordable housing/ownership and business ownership solutions to existing businesses […]
L-A Rotary to welcome Dr. Tara Coste as speaker
AUBURN — Dr. Tara Coste will be guest speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club meeting at noon Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Village Inn, 165 High St. Coste is a leadership and organizational studies professor at the University of Southern Maine and teaches courses in communication, group dynamics and research methods. Her research focuses on […]