Children from many nations hold flags from around the world as part of Lewiston’s World Refugee Day on Monday evening in Simard-Payne Memorial Park. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Community leader Fatuma Hussein told hundreds of people at Simard-Payne Memorial Park on Monday evening that World Refugee Day is a time to celebrate the rich […]
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World Refugee Day celebration scheduled for July 30
LEWISTON — Everyone is invited to celebrate the Twin Cities’ diverse communities at World Refugee Day from 5 to 7 p.m. July 30, at Simard-Payne Memorial Park. The event will feature food from refugees and asylum-seekers from all parts of the world who have made Lewiston and Auburn their home over the past 18 years. […]
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L/A World Refugee Day postponed in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Organizers of L/A World Refugee Day have postponed the celebration scheduled for Wednesday in Lewiston. A post on the event’s Facebook page explained that the decision was made “in light of recent events in Lewiston and in order to allow the community time to grieve the loss of these two community members, Rayan Issa […]
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Annual Lewiston Auburn World Refugee Day set for June 29 at Simard Payne Park
LEWISTON — The planning committee has announced the details of this year’s annual Lewiston Auburn World Refugee Day celebration. The event will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Simard Payne Memorial Park, 46 Beech St. The L-A World Refugee Day is part of a global event celebrating and honoring the […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
MONDAY, June 15 AUBURN — City Council workshop and regular meeting in the City Council Chamber on the second floor of Auburn Hall. The workshop begins at 5:30 p.m. and topics include the Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council and Great Falls TV. The regular meeting starts at 7 p.m. and topics include buses to Portland, funding for […]
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Paul’s Clothing not going anywhere, but Lisbon Street is going places
Have no fear: The Carhartt sales will continue. This week CBRE/The Boulos Co. announced that Paul Poliquin had sold his 15,000 -square-foot building at 277 Lisbon St. to 277 Lisbon Street LLC for $550,000. Kevin Fletcher of Malone Commercial Brokers and Donald Kilbreth of The Masiello Group-Auburn brokered the deal. Poliquin said he entered a […]