Lewiston had requested different census tracts to be eligible as opportunity zones.
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One Maine school evacuated, another locked down
A threatening message found in a Baxter Academy bathroom, and a conversation overheard near Lewiston High School, trigger police responses.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Lewiston schools launch effort to add nonwhite teachers
A free college course and internship open to all aim to bring in different cultures.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine Democrats hear from candidates for governor at state convention
Six of the seven hopefuls take to the stage to distinguish themselves – and to show unity
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Democrats eager to put LePage in rearview at ‘pivotal’ state convention
While the gubernatorial candidates say they plan to stick to the issues as the party’s convention kicks off in Lewiston, the three men vying to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin waste no time in going on the offensive.
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Bates scientist playing key role in space lab due for Monday launch
Quantum physicist Nathan Lundblad’s research is scheduled to be conducted in space by the Cold Atom Lab after the International Space Station takes the laboratory aboard.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Bates College offers first glimpse of its vision for new science center
The building, a 3-three-story modern design that the school is calling ‘the beacon,’ will house biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs when it opens in 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Argo Contact Centers in Lewiston sold to Georgia company
The company’s 300 jobs, including 200 in Lewiston, will remain, according to its founder, Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque.
Posted inLocal & State, News
On Mother’s Day, never too old to take the plunge
An 86-year-old Lewiston great-grandmother and three other generations of her family celebrate with a parachute jump.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Five Lewiston men charged in connection with selling crack
The men were arrested after a 6-month undercover investigation.