Councilor Josh Nagine, who brought the proposal forward, argued Lewiston shouldn’t be profiting off companies that produce ‘collateral damage’ locally and abroad.
Andrew Rice
Staff Writer
Andrew Rice is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering municipal government in Lewiston and Auburn. He's been working in journalism since 2012, joining the Sun Journal in 2017. He lives in Portland with his wife, daughter and dog named Indiana. In his spare time, he plays music in a Portland-based rock band, shares the teachings of John, Paul, George and Ringo with his daughter, and listens to hockey podcasts. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
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Lewiston Maineiacs hockey is coming back to The Colisée
The team will play in the National Collegiate Development Conference, a Tier II junior hockey league.
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Lewiston Colisee has new management, envisions ‘top-tier sports events and entertainment’
Mill Town Sports and Entertainment, founded by Boston Hockey Academy CEO Nate Bostic, wants to bring concerts and boxing back to the historic building.
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Maine law revives talks on Boston-to-Montreal passenger rail through Auburn
‘Lewiston and Auburn have been waiting for their turn for passenger rail to come to us,’ said Lewiston Sen. Peggy Rotundo, the bill’s sponsor.
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Lewiston’s housing boom getting statewide attention
With more than 1,300 housing units in the development pipeline, the city is playing a major role in the state’s housing goals.
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Lewiston approves new slate of public art projects
The projects range from a series of downtown window murals to new lighting on the John Jenkins Pedestrian Bridge.
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Lewiston shelter effort at risk of losing $2.5 million in state funding
The lack of a location for the shelter and a shortage of operating funds has put critical financing from MaineHousing in jeopardy.
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Central Maine Healthcare system down after ‘outage’
Covenant Health, which owns St. Mary’s Health System, was still working to restore full system access Monday after it suffered a cyberattack last week.
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Lewiston’s effort to improve its image starts with Kennedy Park
The new city administrator is behind an effort to change how the city is perceived, and he’s starting with Kennedy Park, trash and graffiti.
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Former Lewiston church to become ‘dynamic new brewery,’ event space
The City Council on Tuesday approved a loan to support Democracy Brewing’s $3.7 million project at the former St. Joseph’s church.