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🌱 Ida, dueling pianos and textile art fill Lewiston's weekend

Lewiston, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Ida, dueling pianos and textile art fill Lewiston's weekend
  • A new Hannaford takes shape in Lewiston's former Sears
  • Russell Park and Schooner Estates included in senior care sale

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 45, low: 32.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dueling pianos, Ida, political insights, fabric impact and more in Lewiston (sunjournal.com) — Lewiston has a busy arts weekend ahead, with Susan Poulin bringing Ida LeClair to The Public Theatre Nov. 13–15 and Dueling Pianos taking over the Franco Center Nov. 14. Maine MILL also opens a textile-focused exhibition Nov. 13, with an opening event Nov. 12 that requires registration.
   

2. Maine seeing bull market for grocery store expansion (mainebiz.biz subscription) — Lewiston Mall's former Sears is taking shape as a Hannaford supermarket, with construction completion targeted for February 2027. Crews are converting the 51,000-square-foot space as part of a broader wave of grocery projects across Maine, giving the former department store a new use.
   

3. North Country Associates to sell 15 Maine senior care facilities to Tide Group (wmtw.com) — Russell Park Rehab & Living Center in Lewiston and Schooner Estates in Auburn are among 15 Maine senior care facilities North Country Associates plans to sell to Tide Group. The deal is expected to close in early 2027, pending approvals. North Country says facilities will operate as usual during the transition.
   

4. 'This was a chance to get ahead:' Sen. Collins campaign manager reflects on election loss (wmtw.com) — Lewiston was among the cities Susan Collins lost as Troy Jackson defeated her bid for a sixth Senate term. Campaign manager Steve Abbott says rising gas and heating oil costs hurt her campaign, alongside unpopular federal policies, and says another run for federal office appears unlikely.
   

5. Brunswick is king in final Varsity Maine boys soccer poll of 2026 (sunjournal.com) — Lewiston finishes fifth in the final Varsity Maine boys soccer poll after spending four weeks at No. 1 this fall, tied with Brunswick for the season's longest run. Brunswick earned the unanimous top spot after beating Thornton Academy 2-0 for the Class A championship.
   

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  • Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR - 21 and older only - in LEWISTON ME S15379 in Lewiston. Apply here.
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Lewiston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lewiston here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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