The money will provide support for several Lewiston-area organizations.
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Lewiston council approves funding for police body cameras
The project was accelerated after the city’s largest police union pressured the city to speed up its original timeline for acquiring body cameras.
Bates students told to pack as if they might not come back in January
In case COVID-19 makes it impossible to reopen the campus in January, students are asked to take care of their belongings before leaving for the extended Thanksgiving break.
Lewiston considers using vacant hotel rooms, establishing public bathroom for homeless
With temperatures dropping, Lewiston’s Housing Committee also said a public warming shelter is needed, especially after the closure of an emergency shelter at the Lewiston Armory.
Bates sends home ‘a number of students’ for violating COVID-19 rules
College officials warn students to maintain their vigilance to keep Bates open and Lewiston safe.
Elizabeth Warren urges Lewiston crowd to oust Republicans in ‘life and death’ election
Stumping for Joe Biden on Saturday, the Massachusetts Democrat asked Mainers to hold President Trump and Susan Collins accountable.
Lewiston man charged with Natasha Morgan’s murder
Authorities said the suspect fatally shot a 19-year-old woman twice in the chest outside her home on Scribner Boulevard in Lewiston on Aug. 21.
Our View: Out-of-state waste has no place in Maine landfills
Regulators and the Legislature should close a loophole that goes against the intent of a decades-old law.
Looming deadline may cause schools to leave pandemic relief unspent
School officials are scrambling to use millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid before Dec. 30.
Former Lewiston and Auburn Mayor John Jenkins dies
The Bates College grad got into politics in Lewiston in 1993.