Gladys Bailey, 52, feels she has cheated death. Diagnosed with cancer in 2007, her doctors told her she needed to have funeral arrangements made and in writing before they could perform a lifesaving operation. Her weight was around 300 pounds, her cholesterol was over 600 and her triglycerides were in the thousands. “I was a […]
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Sash for Cash program to raise funds for the Gingerbread House
NORWAY — Friends of the Gingerbread House is continuing its “Sash for Cash” fundraising program this weekend. Members will be at the house on Main Streets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, to accept donations of $50, which will be used to help the window restoration project. Each donor of $50 or […]
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‘It’s a hobby’: Lewiston woman creates with stamps
Connie Morin of Lewiston decided she needed an indoor hobby when she lived in Florida. It was too hot to go outside and she was “sick and tired” of crocheting. Her husband’s uncle had passed away and left a stamp collection to his daughter, a postal carrier in Lewiston. Not knowing what to do with […]
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Greater Androscoggin Humane Society gets approval to expand
LEWISTON — The Planning Board unanimously voted Monday evening to approve an ambitious expansion at the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. Although GAHS has yet to purchase the property across the street from its shelter at 56 Strawberry Ave., the plan is to expand on both sides of the street. The plans submitted by Platz and […]
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Thousands attend trade show in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Food, fun and games blended with an abundance of valuable information at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée throughout the day Thursday. It all spelled success for 165 exhibitors at the 19th annual Androscoggin Business to Business Trade Show. A steady flow of attendees checked out a diverse collection of business booths. Dina Jackson, marketing […]
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Teaching adults English exciting, challenging, instructors say
LEWISTON — Audience members at the Great Falls Forum got a lesson Friday in the challenges and satisfactions of teaching English to adults who speak other languages. With paper and pencils at each table of the Lewiston Public Library’s Callahan Hall, about three dozen attendees attempted to copy the swirls of a phrase written in […]