Julia Sleeper-Whiting, founder and director of Tree Street Youth in Lewiston, broke the crowd of about 60 into eight different groups and then spent the next hour running from table to table to keep those groups motivated.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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New York man charged after police raid massage parlor in Lewiston
Richard Qiu, 58, was being held Wednesday at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on two counts of sex trafficking and a charge of forced labor, according to a jail official. Qiu’s bail is set at $100,000.
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Auburn apartment building fire under investigation
The building on Mount Auburn Avenue was nearing completion.
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College Street fire being investigated by state, local officials says city of Lewiston
Two firefighters were hurt when the burning garage collapsed around them. The cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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Lewiston house and garage burn on College Street
The home has been the site of numerous police raids and drug arrests in recent months.
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2 shootings reported in Lewiston; 3 juveniles being questioned
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
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Most balloons grounded for Friday night launch as Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival heads into the weekend
Although only two balloons got off the ground for the Friday night launch, the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon festival was heavily attended and hopes were high for weekend launches.
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One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.
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State grant fires up fundraising for Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival
The Office of Tourism grant will be used to help draw new audiences to the balloon festival and hopefully to increase the number of overnight stays by festival goers.
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‘She’s so good’: Julia Gagnon fever evident on Day 2 of the Liberty Festival
As the crowds began to pile into Veterans Memorial Park early Friday evening, there was no getting around it: Many attendees were there just for Gagnon.