L/A Community Little Theatre – 80 Years of Performance, In 3 Acts
Written by Peggy DeBlois | Photography by Jose Leiva The house lights flicker; it’s time to return to your seat. Before the curtain goes up, marvel at this historic space where over 360 productions have been performed – each one of them by an ensemble of community...
The Store Next Door – Giving Homeless Teens A Chance
Written by Kiernan Majerus-Collins | Photography by Mykùl Rojas When Sabrina York walked into The Store Next Door at Lewiston High School, she didn’t realize her story was anything unusual.“When you live it for so long, it’s just life,” York relates. “It doesn’t feel...
Trains, Tolls, and Trolleys: Transportation evolution
Written by Toby Haber-Giasson Taking a toll In the beginning, native Abenakis plied the Androscoggin River by canoe. Early European settlers to the Androscoggin Valley rode to Lewiston on horse and wagon. Although ferries did cross the river, there was meager interest...
Defying Limits
Christy Gardner’s new way to represent her country Written by David Muise | Photography by Brewster Burns Christy Gardner is most assuredly a tough Maine woman- tough enough to serve as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. And now she is co-captain of the U.S. National...
The American Legion at 100
Written by Dan Marois | photography by Jose Leiva The members have served in different wars- World War II, Korean, Vietnam- and post-9/11 engagements in the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Though their backgrounds and experiences vary, they all share one common bond:...