Press Releases for 2005
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• 12-28-05 - Paul LeClair Selected as Lewiston's New Fire Chief

• 12-27-05 - January 13th Deadline for Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 12-27-05 - Mayor's Inaugural and Elected Officials Oath of Office Ceremony

• 12-16-05 - LYAC Places In "Top 6" for National Harris Wofford Award

• 12-09-05 - Lewiston Citizen Committee Vacancies

• 11-30-05 - Downtown Lewiston Holiday Celebration on Tap December 8th

• 11-30-05 - "Family Skate Night" on December 6th

• 11-30-05 - Lewiston Tax Efforts to be Featured by National Organization

• 11-29-05 - Kennedy Park Changes to be Reviewed at Public Meeting

• 11-23-05 - Lewiston Announces Winter Parking Ban & Snow Removal Info

• 11-23-05 - Donated Christmas Tree Moves to Courthouse Plaza on 11/29

• 11-22-05 - HBO Leifer Segment Filmed in Lewiston Scheduled for Broadcast

• 11-18-05 - LYAC Urges Donations for New Orleans Lusher School

• 11-16-05 - City of Lewiston Announces Andover College Expansion  

• 11-14-05 - Muslim Community Establishes Local Burial Site

• 11-03-05 - Lewiston Opens New Garage - Essential to Downtown Revitalization

• 11-02-05 - Press Statement Regarding Charges Filed Against Mayor Guay

• 10-31-05 - Lewiston Offers Saturday Hours For Voting

• 10-31-05 - Kennedy Park Master Plan Committee Launches Web Site

• 10-26-05 - City of Lewiston Firearms Discharge Zones

• 10-26-05 - Mayor Promotes "Lights On Afterschool" at MPC Program Site

• 10-26-05 - Nicholas Dufault Receives October Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 10-21-05 - LYAC Touted as Model by Maine Citizen Education Task Force

• 10-14-05 - Mayor to Celebrate "Lights on Afterschool" at Multi-Purpose Ctr.

• 10-13-05 - Tax Prep. Volunteers Sought by LA Coalition - Training Provided

• 10-12-05 - Non-Profit Agencies Invited to Nov. 1st Tax Credit Informational

• 10-11-05 - City of Lewiston Seeks Tree for December 8th Holiday Lighting

• 10-05-05 - Early Detection Stressed at Breast Cancer Awareness Event

• 10-04-05 - Artist Donates "Hartley Elegies" Piece to Lewiston Public Library

• 10-04-05 - 8 Lew. Residents Win Pair of MAINEiacs Home Game Tickets

• 09-30-05 - Lewiston Youth Advisory Council Votes in 05-06 Officers

• 09-29-05 - Lew-AubTax Credit Coalition to Benefit from IRS - DOJ Partnership

• 09-27-05 - Lewiston's Deputy Chief Graduates from FBI National Academy

• 09-26-05 - Twin Cities' Mayors Promote October 1st "Memory Walk"

• 09-26-05 - Spots Still Available for October 1st "Urban Forest" Workshop

• 09-22-05 - Assessing Department Informs Residents as to "Data Mailers"

• 09-21-05 - Carter J. D. Handy Receives Sept. Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 09-20-05 - Mayor Invites Public to Breast Cancer Awareness Press Conference

• 09-19-05 - Lewiston Festivities Celebrate Most Patriotic City Award

• 09-15-05 - Twin Cities & LAEGC Touted by MDF

• 09-15-05 - Mayor Announces Lewiston on Brink of "Economic Explosion"

• 09-14-05 - Pediatric Associates Redefines Pediatric Care in LA

• 09-13-05 -  "Read for Relief" Underway at Lewiston Public Library

• 09-13-05 - Pediatric Associates Ribbon Cutting - September 14

• 09-13-05 - Lew. Residents May Enter Drawing for MAINEiacs Tickets

• 09-13-05 - Lewiston To Celebrate "Most Patriotic City" Award

• 09-12-05 - Colisee Enters New Era in Ticketing

• 09-08-05 - Pleasant St. Waterline Replacement Scheduled for Two Weekends

• 09-08-05 - Time Warner Cable TV Transfer Public Hearings Scheduled

• 09-08-05 - Openings Still Available for "Girls Introduction to Field Hockey"

• 08-24-05 - Time Warner Municipal Coalition Effort Underway

• 08-23-05 - Nomination Papers for Municipal Office Due in app. Two Weeks

• 08-23-05 - Lewiston & Auburn Tout "Tree City USA" Distinction

• 08-17-05 - Matthew Gutshall Receives August Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 08-17-05 - Alabama Visitors Praise Lewiston Youth Council

• 08-11-05 - Lewiston Economic Development Highlights - July 2005

• 08-09-05 - No Name Pond Picture Hung in Lewiston Chambers

• 08-09-05 - Library Patrons May Still Retrieve Books During Brief Closure

• 08-05-05 - Rec. Dept, Sheriff's Dept & Caleb Foundation - River Safety Awareness

• 08-02-05 - Service for Peace Invites LYAC to Attend "Summer of Service"

• 07-28-05 - New Restaurant Coming to Downtown Lewiston

• 07-28-05 - Aug. 12th Deadline for Mayoral Citation of Excellence Nominations

• 07-26-05 - LYAC Orientation to Feature Service for Peace State Director

• 07-25-05 - National Night Out Scheduled for Marcotte Park on August 2nd

• 07-22-05 - Goddard Road Reconstruction Set to Begin Week of July 25th

• 07-20-05 - 2005-2006 Lewiston Youth Council Members Appointed

• 07-15-05 - LYAC Picks Winner of MAINEiacs Flex Pack

• 07-13-05 - LYAC Chair Katie Lauze Receives July Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 06-30-05 - City of Lewiston Lauded by US Department of Treasury

• 06-28-05 - Nomination Papers For Municipal Office Available July 11

• 06-28-05 - July 8th Deadline for Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 06-24-05 - City Recognized by No Name Pond Watershed Management Assoc.

• 06-22-05 - Lewiston Rec Offers Summer Playground & Play Days Activities

• 06-22-05 - Lewiston's Councilor Rousseau Lauds Outgoing LYAC Seniors

• 06-21-05 - 101,000 s.f. Distribution Center to be built in Lewiston

• 06-21-05 - Lewiston Rec Offering Free Summer Aquatics & Swim Lessons

• 06-17-05 - LYAC Raises $410 at Trade Show for Message Board Project

• 06-17-05 - Mayor to Introduce Film Highlighting Work of Marsden Hartley

• 06-15-05 - Lewiston's Beaule - Licensed as State of Maine Professional Engineer

• 06-15-05 - Lewiston-Auburn Mayors Issue 2005 Heart Walk Challenge

• 06-15-05 - LMS Tyler Lussier Receives Surprise Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 06-14-05 - LMS Student to Receive Surprise Mayoral Citation on Wednesday

• 06-09-05 - Androscoggin Bank Expands to Bates Mill

• 06-09-05 - L-A In Top 100 on "Best Places for Doing Business in America" List

• 06-08-05-  Lewiston Undertakes City-wide Property Revaluation

• 06-08-05 - D.A.B. Provides Challenge Match to LYAC Message Board Effort

• 06-07-05 - Lewiston's Annual Hydrant Flushing Underway

• 06-07-05 - Lewiston Cultural Center Receives $1,000 from LMFCU

• 05-27-05 - June 10th Deadline for Lewiston Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 05-25-05 - Co-Ed Summer Basketball On Tap for Lewiston Rec Department

• 05-25-05 - Lewiston Rec To Run Youth Summer Track & Field Program

• 05-24-05 - Men's & Women's Singles Tennis Offered by Lewiston Rec

• 05-24-05 - June 20th Registration Day for Lewiston Rec Youth Tennis

• 05-23-05 - Historic Preservation Review Board Votes in Favor of Demolition

• 05-19-05 - Middle School Student Receives May Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 05-18-05 - Electronic Community Message Board Effort Receives Donation

• 05-18-05 - Lewiston Honors Basilica Contractor Louis P. Malo

• 05-17-05 - Officers Simard & Payne Remembered During Police Memorial Week

• 05-17-05 - Lewiston Observes National Arbor Week with School Tree Planting

• 05-13-05 - Aub. Mayor Supervises Lew. Mayor in Heart Health Tree Planting

• 05-12-05 - Shining Stars Results for 2005

• 05-10-05 - Brownfield Grant Award Announcements

• 05-10-05 - Historic Review Board to Present Preservation Excellence Awards

• 05-06-05 - Public Invited to 8th Annual Lewiston Shining Stars Celebration

• 05-05-05 - Lewiston Mayor to Plant "Heart Walk Challenge " Tree in Auburn

• 05-05-05 - Celebrities to Cover Anniversary of Ali-Liston's Lewiston Fight

• 05-04-05 - Reed Wins Lewiston's 2005 Alfred A. Plourde Memorial Scholarship

• 05-03-05 - City of Lewiston Hires Global Spectrum to Operate Colisee

• 05-02-05 - Colisée's New Management Team to Be Announced May 3rd

• 04-27-05 - April 28th Press Conference - Lewiston Code Enforcement Concerns

• 04-26-05 - May Mayoral Citation of Excellence Nominations Due May 13th

• 04-22-05 - Lewiston Signs Option to Purchase Former St. Dom's Site

• 04-21-05 - Lew. Rec Department Now Accepting Camp Smiles Registrations

• 04-19-05 - Lewiston Rec 7th & 8th Grade Lacrosse Slots Still Available

• 04-19-05 - Lewiston Rec Introduction to Track & Field Commences April 25th

• 04-15-05 - City Files Countersuit 2:30 p.m. Press Conference Today

• 04-14-05 - Rec. Dept.'s Participating in Project Neighborhood Clean-up

• 04-13-05 - Traffic Delays at Sabattus St. & Central Ave. Announced by LPD

• 04-13-05 - April's Mayoral Citation of Excellence Presented to Marissa Jalbert

• 04-12-05 - Mayor & LYAC to Present LHS Student With Surprise Citation

• 04-08-05 - Lewiston's Mercier Receives Certified Municipal Clerk Designation

• 04-08-05 - Lewiston Announces 2nd Round MAINEiacs Playoff Ticket Winners

• 04-08-05 - EITC Volunteer Tax Preparers Recognized at April 7th Banquet

• 04-08-05 - Local EITC Coordinators Recognized by IRS

• 04-07-05 - Residents Reminded of Restrictions Regarding Annual Spring Clean-up

• 04-07-05 - LPL Story Time Takes The Show On The Road To Seniors

• 03-31-05 - Mayors To Tout Economy Boost at EITC Recognition Banquet

• 03-28-05 - April Mayoral Citation Nominations Due April 8th

• 03-25-05 - Library Patrons May Still Retrieve Books During Library Closure

• 03-23-05 - Lewiston Announces 1st Round MAINEiacs Playoff Ticket Winners

• 03-22-05 - 2005-06 Lewiston Youth Advisory Council Members Sought

• 03-16-05 - Drawing for MAINEiacs Hockey Playoff Tickets

• 03-16-05 - EITC Effort Touts $1 Million for Local Families

• 03-15-05 - LHS Adam Wilding Receives March Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 03-14-05 - Lewiston Rec's Easter Egg Hunt Packed with Fun-Filled Activities

• 03-14-05 - LHS Student to be Surprised Tues. with March Citation of Excellence

• 03-04-05 - Electronic Community Message Boards Are Goal of LYAC & School

• 03-02-05 - Falcon Shoe Acquired by World Class Footwear Manufacturer

• 02-24-05 - Mayoral Citation Nominations Due March 11th

• 02-22-05 - Lew. Accepting Applications for Alfred Plourde Mem. Scholarship

• 02-17-05 - St. Dom's Sophomore Receives Feb. Mayoral Citation of Excellence

• 02-16-05 - Feb. Mayoral Citation to be Presented at St. Dom's Tomorrow AM

• 02-16-05 - Lewiston PD Announces Promotions

• 02-14-05 - "Super Saturday" a Success

• 02-11-05 - Vermont Transit Relocation to Downtown Lewiston Finalized

• 02-08-05 - Jr. Achievement Commends Lew for Job Shadow Day Participation

• 02-08-05 - Colisee LUCCE Board Appoints Officers

• 02-07-05 - Free Tax Prep "Super Saturday" On Tap February 12th

• 02-07-05 - Youth Nominations Sought for 8th Annual Lewiston Shining Stars

• 01-28-05 - Monthly Mayoral Citation Nominations Due February 11th

• 01-27-05 - Dog Licensing Late Fine Due Next Week

• 01-24-05 - LHS Freshman Receives Mayor's  January "Citation of Excellence"

• 01-20-05 - $21.5 Million Island Point Project Announced in Lewiston

• 01-20-05 - Lewiston Mayor to Present January Citation of Excellence

• 01-12-05 - Neighborhood Planning Meeting Scheduled for 01/22/2005

• 01-05-05 - Part of Sabattus Street Closed Due to Water Break

• 01-05-05 - January 7th Ribbon Cutting for Colisee's New Concession Area

• 01-04-05 - Twin City Mayors Announce "Take the Money; You've Earned It"