Bio: Name: Kristen Cloutier Office sought: Lewiston City Council, Ward 5. Occupation: assistant director of Center Operations at the Harward Center for Community Partnerships at Bates College. Education: Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Northeastern University, 1997; Master of Arts in leadership studies from the University of Southern Maine, 2009. Family: married to Denny Bourgoin; daughter Ridley Bourgoin, […]
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Auburn City Council, Ward 5, Dustin Miles and Leroy Walker
Bio Name: Dustin N. Miles Office sought: Auburn City Council, Ward 5 Occupation: teacher/math interventionist Education: undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Maine in Orono, and a master’s degree of curriculum and instruction from Grand Canyon University. Family: wife, Nicole Miles, and 2-year-old son Lincoln Kennedy Miles. Political experience: treasurer/vice president of Friends International, a nonprofit […]
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Kristen Cloutier seeking re-election for Lewiston City Council Ward 5
LEWISTON — Kristen Cloutier has announced she is seeking re-election for the City Council Ward 5. According to a written statement, Cloutier plans to continue the public health work she initiated during her first two terms in office by advocating for lower rates of childhood lead poisoning, more safe and affordable housing options, and increased […]
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Alvira ‘Vi’ Caron
1927 – 2015 LA MESA, Calif. — Alvira “Vi” Caron, 88, of Lewiston and La Mesa, Calif., passed away peacefully on Sunday Oct. 4. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Antoinette Slavinski Loewer and Conrad Daniel Joseph Loewer, Vi grew up in southern California, where she met Bob Caron while he was stationed there […]
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Hard work pays off for council challengers in Lewiston Wards 1, 7
LEWISTON — Incumbents in Wards 1 and 7 lost their City Council seats Tuesday in close voting. Leslie Dubois defeated two-term Councilor John Butler by a tally of 413-328 to claim the Ward 1 seat. In Ward 7, Michael Lachance defeated incumbent Richard Desjardins, 597-409. Both candidates credited their wins to hard work and knocking […]