Vanessa Paolella

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Published
August 11, 2023

Local nonprofits deliver mattresses to Lewiston families in need

In total, 60 mattresses were delivered to asylum-seekers in need Friday.
Published
July 27, 2023

Auburn summer program aims to help new Mainers build relationship with the outdoors

Students have practiced outdoor survival skills, like navigation and building fires, in the summer program.
Published
July 25, 2023

Lewiston High School considers installing vape detectors in bathrooms

School officials are discussing different strategies to increase access to bathrooms in the high school.
Published
July 24, 2023

Lewiston High School plans to add twice-weekly remediation period

The 38-minute period dubbed Academic Focus Time will give students an opportunity to make up work with classroom teachers.
Published
July 21, 2023

As plans for a storefront stall, Lisbon Artist Collective charges forward

The new nonprofit is working to develop new opportunities for community members to engage with art, while continuing to work toward opening a storefront for local artists to sell their creations.
Published
July 12, 2023

Free community college program extended, CMCC predicts another record year

Students who graduate in the Class of 2024 and 2025 are now eligible for the program.
Published
July 6, 2023

Lewiston, Auburn hit 10-year high for number of homeless students

Other school districts in central and western Maine counted a higher-than-average number of homeless students.
Published
June 29, 2023

Downtown Lewiston business owner says city is ignoring worsening conditions, hurting her business

Billie-Jayne Cooke said she’s seeing more homeless people, drug users, trash and human feces on and near her property now than ever before.
Published
June 19, 2023

New art studio opens in Lisbon

Work in Progress Art Studio offers pottery classes and studio space at 52 Lisbon St.
Published
June 16, 2023

Pedestrian killed on Main Street in Lewiston, police say

Police closed off the road in both directions between Bates and Park streets for about two hours to reconstruct the scene, according to Police Lt. Derrick St. Laurent.