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Educational Opportunities ...... R18 - R23 Health Care ...... R25 - R28 Places to Stay ...... R30 - R32 Places to Eat ...... R33 - R35 Places to Shop ...... R36 - R37 Performing Arts, Entertainment and Festivals, Art Galleries & Museums ...... R38 - R42 Recreational Activities ...... R42 - R45
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;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5M 5O**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 %$66/)('4-7!$3(#", According to the most recent 2008 Tax Rate ...... $19.22 ranking compiled by the Children’s Utilities ...... Private Wells/Septic Rights Council of Washington, Electricity ...... Central Maine Power D.C., a national child advocacy Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $200,000 Library ...... None organization, Maine is considered Town Hall ...... 207-353-2561 • F-207-353-5367 the best state in which to raise a child. Maine, in addition to Administrative Assistant/Selectman ...... Warren Hatch being one of the most crime-free states, has one of the most progressive medical systems in the country. (J22C2*Y<9;;Z F%*S=_*E<8[*(J22C2[*./*8N7:Q*#*>3DJ22C2^A>2G6C2>**]]]6>=]C=RDJ22C26C2> e second town incorporated in the county limits was named after !CHJ=1A=DDBC*'=0C>U Major General Nathan Greene of the Continental Army. e town lies 7*,0JC2J*&>J22>[*!0W0JC[*./**8N7<8*#*78959;N5;:M8 almost exactly in the center of Androscoggin County and was believed to Population ...... 107,020 produce the rst shingles sawed in Maine. e town has done away with Register of Deeds...... 207-782-0191 its mills and has become a suburban area. Register of Probate ...... 207-782-0281 Square Miles ...... 36 District Court ...... 207-795-4801 Population ...... 4,500 Distance from Lewiston ...... 7 Miles Superior Court ...... 207-783-5450 Type of Government ...... Town Manager/Selectmen 2009-10 Tax Rate ...... $12.00 !0W0JC*Y<;N7Z Utilities ...... Private Wells/Septic Q8*'=0J>*&>J22>[*!0W0JC[*./*8N7<8*#*]]]6@0W0JC3@BC26=JD Electricity ...... Central Maine Power Together with Lewiston, Auburn is part of the second-largest Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $125,000 metropolitan center in Maine. With a commercial base that has Library ...... 207-946-5544 grown exponentially and an ambitious downtown revitalization Town OWce ...... 207-946-5146 • F-207-946-2102 plan, Auburn has redened itself as an economic hub. Assets, Town Manager ...... Charles Noonan such as an airport, rail service, and turnpike access, have attracted entrepreneurs and national rms to the area. Auburn o?ers plenty 422H1*Y<;8
;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5L %$66/)('4-7!$3(#", Inc. Magazine has listed Lewiston-Auburn in its top 100 “Best Places for Doing Business in America” and the National Civic League designated 4BK2J3=J2*`@GG1*Y<;N:Z Lewiston as an “All-America City” in 2007. Lewiston also received a 2006 7*.@BC*&>J22>[*4BK2J3=J2*`@GG1[*./*8N7EN* “Outstanding Achievement City Livability Award” from the United States ]]]6GBK2J3=J2R@GG13@BC26=JD Conference of Mayors. Lewiston’s vitality, cultural richness, and diversity e setting-o? of East Livermore, now Livermore Falls, from the parent are reasons the area was also selected as the national headquarters of the town of Livermore was made on account of the inconvenience of holding Forum Francophone des A?aires, an international trade group of French- town meetings and doing town business across an unbridged river. e town speaking nations. meetings would be held in March on the west side of the Androscoggin Square Miles ...... 35.4 River, and no one from the east could attend due to the swollen water Population ...... 35,690 (2000 Census) and [oating ice. When construction of the bridge was denied, the settlers Type of Government ...... City Administrator/Council succeeded in the division of the town into Livermore and Livermore Falls. 2010-11 Tax Rate ...... $25.40 East Livermore remained the town’s name until a petition was put forth to Utilities ...... Public Sewer/Water the Legislature to change the corporate name to Livermore Falls. Electricity ...... Central Maine Power Square Miles ...... 26 Gas ...... Unitil Population ...... 3,255 Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $130,000 Distance from Lewiston ...... 30 Miles Library ...... 207-513-3004 Type of Government ...... Town Manager/Selectmen City Hall ...... 207-513-3000 • F-207-795-5069 2010 Tax Rate ...... $20.80 ...... 207-513-3007 (TTY/TDD) Utilities ...... Public Sewer/Water City Administrator ...... Edward A. Barrett Electricity ...... Central Maine Power 4B1W=C*Y<9MMZ Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $80,000 :88*4B1W=C*&>J22>[*4B1W=C[*./*8N7E8*#*]]]6GB1W=C326=JD Library ...... 207-897-3631 Town Hall ...... 207-897-3321 • F-207-897-9397 Home of the Moxie Festival, which celebrates the famous New England soft drink, Lisbon is located on the Androscoggin River between the Town Manager ...... Bath/Brunswick area and the Cities of Lewiston and Auburn. Lisbon, .2AO@CBA*`@GG1*Y<;M:Z once known as the most “Industrialized Town in Maine” because of the <8;*42]B1>=C*&>J22>[*.2AO@CBA*`@GG1[*./*8N7EQ** large cotton mills that dominated the business scene, has diversied into ]]]632AO@CBAR@GG16D=K=R[A26A=3 numerous small businesses and is home to world-renowned companies such as Knight Celotex, Floor Systems, e Dingley Press, and Furniture e town of Mechanic Falls o?ers both quality of life and employment Superstore. opportunities to its citizens. e community is close to Lewiston/Auburn and the Oxford Hills regions but is in a tranquil, rural setting surrounded Square Miles ...... 24 by mountains, lakes, and rivers. Mechanic Falls has a rich history as a Population ...... 9,077 manufacturing community, spanning more than 140 years. Historically, Distance from Lewiston ...... 5 Miles Type of Government ...... Town Manager/Selectmen the waterpower of the Little Androscoggin River and the construction of 2010-11 Tax Rate ...... $21.00 the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad were the two primary sources of the Utilities ...... Public Sewer/Water town’s growth and prosperity. Electricity ...... Central Maine Power Square Miles ...... 11 Gas ...... Unitil Population ...... 3,138 Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $99,000 Distance from Lewiston ...... 10 Miles Library ...... 207-353-6564 Type of Government ... Town Manager/Council/Town Meeting Town Hall (all Depts.) ...... 207-353-3000 • F-207-353-3007 2010 Tax Rate ...... $17.55 Town Manager ...... Steve Eldridge (ext. 102) Utilities ...... Public Sewer/Water Electricity ...... Central Maine Power 4BK2J3=J2*Y<9MEZ Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $96,253 <8*'J@1O*$=@H[*4BK2J3=J2[*./*8N7E: Library ...... 207-345-9450 Livermore is a small, rural town situated in the western hills of Maine on Town Hall ...... 207-345-2871 • F-207-345-9201 the west bank of the Androscoggin River. Originally named Port Royal, Town Manager ...... John Hawley - [email protected] because it was granted by Massachusetts to certain persons for services in the French and Indian War in the expedition against Port Royal, Nova Scotia, .BC=>*Y<;87Z the name was changed in honor of the rst settler and largest proprietor, :7M*V==H3@C*XBGG*$=@H[*.BC=>[*./*8N7E;*#*]]]63BC=>326=JD Deacon Elijah Livermore. Minot, a small town rich in agricultural history, borders the City of Square Miles ...... 39 Auburn and is close to the Oxford Hills region. In the early days, Minot Population ...... 2,106 had many mills, including grist, wool, bark, shake and shingle, and Distance from Lewiston ...... 20 Miles lumber mills. Today, Minot is a growing community. Town government Type of Government ...... Selectmen consists of a 5-member Board of Selectmen and School Committee. 2010-11 Tax Rate ...... $13.80 e Minot Consolidated School includes K-8th grade. High school Utilities ...... Private Wells/Septic students attend Poland Regional and other surrounding high schools. Electricity ...... Central Maine Power Square Miles ...... 30 Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $63,116 Population ...... 2,865 Library ...... 207-897-7173 Distance from Lewiston ...... 8 Miles Town Hall ...... 207-897-3207 Type of Government ...... Selectmen Administrative Assistant ...... Kurt Schaub 2010 Tax Rate ...... $15.70 Utilities ...... Private Wells/Septic
5N**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 %$66/)('4-7!$3(#", Electricity ...... Central Maine Power Square Miles ...... 62 Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $175,000 Population ...... 4,972 Library ...... Member Auburn Public Library Distance from Lewiston ...... 12 Miles Town Hall ...... 207-345-3305 • Fax 207-346-0924 Type of Government ...... Town Manager/Selectmen Town Administrator ...... Arlan A. Saunders 2010-11 Tax Rate ...... $13.66 Utilities ...... Private Wells/Septic F=G@CH*Y<9MEZ Electricity ...... Central Maine Power <7:<*.@BC2*&>6*F=G@CH[*./*8N79N*#*]]]6I=G@CH>=]C=R[A216=JD Average Price of Single-Family Home ...... $150,000 e healing waters from Poland Spring are said to have relieved many Library ...... 207-225-2030 hopeless cases of disease throughout the world. Beauty aside, the legend Turner Museum & Historical Association ...... 207-225-2629 of the water brought about the famous summer resorts and hotels of the Town Hall ...... 207-225-3414 Ricker family. Now the site of Poland Spring Bottling and e Inn at Town Manager ...... Eva Leavitt Poland Spring, the history and natural beauty of the area are still preserved. Poland has the Preservation Park at Poland Spring Bottling, six lakes, and V@G21*Y<;
;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5W When Michael Austermeier and his crew from Lufthansa Technik touched down in Auburn and saw three vintage Lockheed Superstar Constellations, they could hardly believe their eyes. :e rare 1950s planes were in great shape. :ey began an ambitious project to refurbish one of the trio the way it would have rolled off the production line in Europe. When complete, Lufthansa will offer high-end luxury flights.
Little did Mr. Austermeier know he had touched down in one of the most business-friendly communities in the country. Within a year of buying the aircraft from a resident, the project was approved, a state-of-the-art hangar was built at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, and a number of local jobs were created. “Working here has been a delight,” says Michael, “and we’ve been received with open arms.” Auburn surpassed the expectations of one of the world's most respected and quality-conscious organizations.
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5:9**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 "%$)$6(%-0"+"#$76")' Fresh into the second decade of the Some local companies have enjoyed healthy growth and millennium and in spite of a lingering expansion. For example, Argo Marketing Group, a direct response recession, Androscoggin County is marketing and call center, was expected to expand its operations characterized by a sense of energy and and relocate to the Business Service Center at 415 Lisbon Street in optimism, fueled by several exciting Lewiston. ey will occupy about 5,000 square feet of space on the second [oor. new projects. Meanwhile, across the river, TD Bank created a new customer service center and 300 new jobs at the Auburn Mall. e facility is Bucking national trends, an independent family-owned distinguished by a number of energy-eWcient and LEED-certied pharmacy and medical products company is continuing to grow and features. thrive in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Bedard Health Care Group held a groundbreaking ceremony in Auburn last fall to mark the launch of Lewiston-based Compounding Solutions, a leading specialty a 36,000-square-foot pharmacy and “medical campus.” e project, plastics compounder for the medical device industry, recently added which will ultimately create 10 new jobs for the company, is expected a 30,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing facility. to be complete by late 2011. Another high-prole project that has grown in scope is Lufthansa Indeed, the area’s health care industry is among the largest in Technik’s historic Lockheed Constellation restoration project. A the state, as more people in L-A are employed in health care-related few years back, Lufthansa’s non-prot foundation purchased three work than in any other industry. Both hospitals have undertaken rare Lockheed L-1649A “Super Star” aircraft in a private sale in a renovation of their emergency rooms and labs at a combined Auburn and is overseeing restoration of one aircraft that will be fully investment of $60 million. St. Mary’s Medical Center also recently operational and built just as it would have come o? the assembly line constructed a 20,000-square-foot satellite facility in Auburn with in the 1950s. Lufthansa Technik decided to undertake the project space for X-ray, cardiac rehabilitation, physical/occupational right in Auburn in a new 30,000 square-foot hangar at the Auburn- rehabilitation, and health screening departments. Lewiston Municipal Airport. Transportation & Logistics Additionally, the U.S. Department of Veterans A?airs is locating a Community-based Outpatient Clinic near Exit 80 of the Maine All this diversication helps cushion L-A against the sharp blows Turnpike. e 30,000-square-foot clinic, to be located at 15 of the current recession. Just as Lewiston-Auburn was built largely as Challenger Drive o? Alfred Plourde Parkway, is scheduled to open a result of the power of the Androscoggin River as an energy source, in 2011, and will eliminate the need for nearby veterans to travel to the area is being redened and recreated in part by the strength of its Togus. transportation, distribution, and logistics industry. Sandcastle Clinical and Educational Services opened the doors e area’s central location is a major selling point, as nearly half of its new 15,000-square-foot education and clinical services facility the state’s population is located within 30 miles of L-A. e area’s at 72 Strawberry Avenue in Lewiston. e private nonprot agency, strategic location is enhanced by three turnpike exits with direct established in 1996, o?ers speech, occupational, and physical therapy access to I-95; two railroads, including St. Lawrence & Atlantic and mental health services to individuals of all ages. Railroad (operated by Genesee & Wyoming), with international A Diversied Economy connections to deep sea ports via Canadian National; and a busy Over the past 30 years, as the state’s second largest population and growing airport. e area also has a double-stack rail-to-truck center, L-A has steadily transitioned from textile, shoe and traditional intermodal facility located at a U.S. Customs port of entry. Excluding manufacturing to robust sectors such as health care, high-precision oil deliveries, if measured by the sheer volume of cargo containers, manufacturing, distribution/logistics, nancial and business services, the Auburn port is Maine’s busiest. and the creative economy. With Amtrak’s recent commitment to extend passenger rail e e?ects of that ongoing transformation were made apparent service to Brunswick, Auburn is also in line to receive passenger in the Milken Institute’s 2010 Best Performing Cities report. e rail service in the future. Freight lines will also be extended and Milken report showed the Lewiston-Auburn MSA led all New enhanced, with improved access to Saint Lawrence & Atlantic and England MSAs in growth of high-tech production, coming in at Canadian National corridors. about 12 percent above the national average. e annual report ranks In 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce approved creation U.S. metropolitan areas according to a number of criteria measuring of a General Purpose Foreign Trade Zone in Auburn. An FTZ economic performance. benets qualifying companies that conduct international trade by e reason for the high score is no doubt in part due to smart eliminating, reducing, or deferring payment of tari?s on products or entrepreneurial companies such as Wahlco Metro[ex, ENEFCO, raw materials. It applies to companies within 60 miles or 90 minutes and Micronetixx Communications, LLC, which specializes in of the FTZ. engineering and developing digital television broadcast antennas. Some of the area’s major employers in transportation and Micronetixx antennas are used with traditional TVs, mobile TVs, logistics include Poland Spring, LePage Bakeries, VIP Parts & hand-held units, and forward link only applications (used in Service, the Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Savage Safe Handling streaming news applications and cell phone programming). (which handles nearly 4,000 railcars and 12,000 truckloads of Micronetixx sta? have decades of experience working closely with industrial raw materials per year), Estes Express, which opened a new military contractors and personnel. Besides cell and broadcast towers, 15,000-square-foot trucking terminal on River Road in Lewiston in the company designs high-power electromagnetics applications for 2007, and Fed-Ex, which recently built a nearly 80,000-square-foot the defense industry, and other industrial and medical uses. distribution facility in Lewiston.
;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5:: "%$)$6(%-0"+"#$76")' Quality of Life involved in a capital campaign to renovate the former Camden Yarns Business growth in Androscoggin County is about much more Mill in Lewiston. (e museum is currently housed in the Bates than distribution and logistics. Indeed, when one considers what Mill Complex, but recently purchased the Camden Yarns Mill as its makes a good community livable, the area has had signicant future home.) Plans call for the museum to renovate 20,000 square development across the board including multi-million dollar library feet of the Camden Mill within ve years. renovations, road and green space improvements, new housing stock e Franco-American Heritage Center on Cedar Street in ranging from elderly housing to high-end condos, and new hotels. Lewiston transformed its lower level into Heritage Hall, a function For example, a new $13 million, 100-room Marriott Residence hall for special events and performances, and also available for rent. Inn was completed two years ago in Auburn’s bustling Turner Street e space includes access to an industrial kitchen and bar service. As and Mount Auburn Avenue area. a cultural gem grounded in history but enhanced and transformed Each of the area’s four colleges has experienced robust growth for modern use, the center might be an apt analogy for the L-A as well. L-A College recently completed a new 14,000-square- community at large. foot, $2.5 million learning center called LearningWorks. (Another 8,000-square-foot build-out on the second [oor is underway.) ,=]C*=R*4B1W=C Bates College recently completed a new sports eld using modern 01232451)6070!284039) =99*D)&2%"*X-$33-* ****69L*=M=R=999*:66 FieldTurf technology -- articial grass that is always green and easy to 2:;<35=<9523>) D)&2%"@*FK**9>6M9* maintain. Bates is also in the process of renovating Hedge Hall and !0W0JC*S01BC211*#2K2G=I32C>*'=JI X-3C3*K?#$)#(3* Roger Williams Hall into academic buildings, and also opened a $30 A[*H%G*O>6* ****69L*LN>R9:O: &3?#$)#(3e?)&2%"13<%$(* !,2,$"@*FK*9>6:6R9O>6 ;;;:M*D)&2%"*X-$33- * Last year, the former Andover College changed its name to D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9 .@BC2*T*'=3I@CU A[*H%G*L>O6* ****69L*NL:R96=> Kaplan University, and is experiencing robust growth. Central A$3&)#3"- ;;;<3'%"%1)'($%;-/<%$( A%$-?0"#@*FK**9>::6RL>O6* Maine Community College completed a new 27,000-square-foot :69*KG'/0"(3*X-$33-* residence hall overlooking Lake Auburn and accommodating more !P'%( A%$-?0"#@*FK**9>:9:* F0--/3;*a0'%2&%"* than 150 students. :6M*F0"?3.*5%0#* ****69L*LN=RW:NO !,2,$"@*FK*9>6:9 1I0'%2&%"e10)"3'%<%$(* A new brewery is nearly ready for operation at the Bates Mill H%2*P/%1B&%" ;;;<10)"3'%<%$(* -/%1B&%"e0C'%(<%$( * Complex, where it will o?er tours and sta? a gift shop. Baxter .@BC2*#2K2G=I32C>*`=0CH@>B=C ;;;<0C'%(<%$( Brewing Company is a micro craft brewery which will be the rst * 6WM*\0-3$*X-$33-@*X-3*M*****69L*O66RO=>M in Maine to produce all of its microbrews in cans. e company will S@>21*.BGG*'=3IG2_ !,(,&-0@*FK**9>==9* begin to distribute its craft beers state-wide this year, and distribute =M*+0"0?*X-$33-**H%G*!=*****69L*LN6RM=MM D0,$)3*D0'/0"'3* D3;)&-%"@*FK**9>6>=* ??0'/0"'3e1#4<%$(* across northern New England in the near future. !?0"*P,$(3%"* ;;;<1#4<%$(* More restaurants continue to color L-A’s diverse mix of eateries. 0-,$(3%"e3GB?%$310)"3<'%1 * ;;;@>2*'O@3W2J*=R*'=332JA2 Pedro O’Hara’s, located in the space formerly occupied by Espo’s, * L*Y")C3$&)-.*_$)C3* ****69L*O6=R>MON o?ers a funky mix of Irish, Mexican, and American food in a casual '=@1>@G*/C>2JIJB121[*)CA !,(,&-0@*FK**9>==9RW>:6* atmosphere. Besides an eclectic menu, the restaurant, located on A[*H%G*6ON* ****69L*NN6RLMM6*:O: _0"0*+%""%$&* \)&'0&&3-@*FK**9>MLN* #0"0<4<'%""%$&e10)"3'/0123$<%$(* Main Street in Lewiston near the Great Falls, includes a lounge and a%/"*K(0"* ;;;<10)"3'/0123$<%$(* banquet space. I;3e'3)10)"3<%$(* * ;;;<'3)10)"3<%$(* F=G@CH*'=330CB>U*@CH*/A=C=3BA* Successful restaurateur and entrepreneur Eric Agren opened the * #2K2G=I32C>*'=33B>>22 doors of his highly-anticipated lunch spot on 40 Lisbon Street called '=330CB>U*#UC@3BA1*'=JI :6=:*F0)"3*X-$33-* ****69L*WWNR>O9: Marché, located in downtown Lewiston. Agren created a mixed-use 69:*F0)"*X-$33-* ****69L*LLLR:=LM A%?0"#@*FK**9>6L>* !,2,$"@*FK**9>6:9* +/0$?3&*E)"(3$* building consisting of a high-end residence on the second [oor with a%/"*+?3C3?0"#* '/0&4:::e$%0#$,""3$<'%1* the restaurant on the rst. is mirrors the model he created with I'?3C3?0"#e'#'%$B<%$(* ;;;
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Local government and A[*H%G*:>9N* ****69L*LNOR=MM> S@CL*=R*!32JBA@*X=32*4=@C1 D3;)&-%"@*FK**9>6>=R:>9N* development agencies pride themselves :LW*D)&2%"*X-$33-* on facilitating the approval process for 6M:*\%%#4%$#*X-* ****69L*N>6RW:N9 A%$-?0"#@*FK**9>:9=* ****NOO*M:NR96:: D3;)&-%"@*FK**9>6>9* industrial or commercial construction. a%/"*E0$$3?? a%/"*[$3&-)& Complementing the staffs of various local municipalities, agencies I%/"<40$$3??e20"Q%4013$)'0<'%1 such as the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council, the Lewiston ;;;<1%$-(0(3<20"Q%4013$)'0<'%1iI%/"40$$3??* %C*>O2*&I=>*$2C>@G*.@C@D232C>* Development Corporation, the Auburn Business Development A[*H%G*6N6* 69L*L:=R9OL> "2]*.@JL2>*.=J>D@D2*44' !,2,$"@*FK*9>6:6R96N6 Corporation, the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, and a%/"*X".#3$ Coastal Enterprises Inc., work with clients efficiently and cooperatively. 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Private schools and leadership, and obligations beyond themselves. Bates o?ers a academies augment the public curriculum and faculty that challenge students to develop powers of critical assessment, analysis, expression, aesthetic sensibility, and school systems. ere are eight local institutions of higher independent thought. learning, including Bates College, one of the nest private Bates students work directly with faculty and enjoy a 10:1 student- four-year liberal arts colleges in the country, e University of faculty ratio.e close relationships between students and faculty Southern Maine at LAC, Andover College, and Central Maine continue from rst year seminars to capstone senior theses. Each Community College. In addition, business degrees are o?ered summer more than 60 students receive support to pursue faculty- directed research full-time. A Bates education o?ers excellent locally by Andover College, and area medical centers support preparation for further study and careers. More than two-thirds of nursing and technological degrees. recent alumni have earned graduate or professional degrees within 10 years of graduation. !0W0JC*&AO==G*#2I@J>32C> Bates is one of a small number of colleges and universities requiring a Q8*'=0J>*&>J22>[*F%*S=_*;88[*!0W0JC[*./*8N7<758;88* senior thesis to complete most majors.e senior thesis is an unusual ,=3*.=JJBGG*#*78959E:5M:88*#*>3=JJBGG^@0W0JC1AOG62H0** opportunity for extended, closely guided research and writing, ]]]6@0W0JC1AOG62H0 performance, or studio work.e senior thesis allows students to Auburn’s school system o?ers six elementary schools ranging in synthesize and integrate the best of what they have learned in their enrollment from 368 to 502 students.e average student teacher major elds.It is one of the most important means by which students ratio is 20:1.e middle school houses 519 seventh and eighth provide evidence they have indeed mastered their subject area.Many grade students, while the high school enrollment is 1070 students. students consider the thesis project their most important educational Alternative programs are available for students in grades 7-12.In the experience. Bates regularly ranks among the top 15 colleges and class of 2006, 41% of Edward Little High School students went on to universities with the highest proportion of its students who study four-year colleges, 29% went on to two-year colleges and 5% entered abroad: 64 percent of graduates in the Class of 2004 earned some military service. Auburn spends $5,711 per K-8 student and $7,618 credit for foreign study. Closer to home, the Harward Center per 9-12 student. for Community Partnerships was established at Bates in 2002 to e school department has now opened Park Avenue Elementary coordinate the college’s diverse community-outreach programs. School located at 161 Park Avenue. Students and community e Harward Center leads Bates’ e?orts in community engagement, members who participated in a voting process chose the school name. including our strong programs in service-learning, community is school was built to replace the old Lake Street School. Park volunteerism, environmental stewardship, and also new initiatives.In Avenue Elementary School student enrollment encompasses K-6 the coming year, the center will sponsor visiting speakers, community grade levels with a campus setting of 10 acres. Currently all Auburn conversations, grant opportunities, and new project partnerships. elementary schools house grades K-6. Webster School is no longer e center wants to hear from local residents.Go to 161-163 Wood being used as an elementary school. Street to learn about the many resources that connect the college with Auburn has invested considerable e?ort into expanding technology the community.When you have ideas that tie a civic or social need for learning and teaching. Students and teachers are integrating to Bates’ academic mission, don’t hesitate to contact the Harward technology into all aspects of the learning process. All buildings are Center Director at 786-6202 . connected to the municipal network and have access to the Internet. As a core part of the Harward Center, the Service-Learning Program Advanced technologies for creating and distributing digital video and works with faculty and students to link courses and senior projects multimedia are also available to the sta? and students. with opportunities for community-based learning and service; Auburn’s very successful grant writing is bringing in hundreds of they are also developing long-term projects with Lewiston-Auburn thousands of dollars for innovative programs ranging from family schools, museums, e nvironmental organizations, and other partners. literacy initiatives to the health centers at the middle and high For more information on the Harward Center: www.bates.edu/ schools, as well as Community Learning Centers at the middle and harward-center.xml. high school level. Among the many funding sources are the Maine In[uential Bates alumni include Peter J.Gomes, ’65, Plummer Professor Department of Education, Lowe’s Foundation, Maine Department of Christian Morals and minister of the Memorial Church at Harvard of Human Services, Maine Emergency Management Agency, L/A University; Edmond S.Muskie, ’36, former Maine governor, U.S. Fund, JTG Foundation, and Jordan Fundamentals. senator, and U.S. Secretary of State; and Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays ’20, Partnerships with state and local organizations, higher education former president of Morehouse College and a nationally known civil institutions, and governmental agencies are helping the school rights leader whom the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once called “my system to provide unique, cutting edge experiences for students, spiritual mentor and my intellectual father.” sta?, community members, and parents. is collaborative network enables students to participate in solving real-world problems within '2C>J@G*.@BC2*'OJB1>B@C*!A@H23U their community and state as well as exposes them to appropriate role :M8*.@BC*&>J22>[*42]B1>=C[*./*8N7N8 models and career options. F@>JBAB@*&>6*XBG@BJ2*#*789599958889 Auburn Adult and Community Education Programs o?er a wide Central Maine Christian Academy is a state-approved Christian variety of academic, enrichment, career, and vocational training school organized over 20 years ago with the purpose of teaching programs. students biblical values in addition to their basic academic studies. e Academy has students in preschool-12th grade. e Academy is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, and the head teachers of each classroom hold state certications. A 5:N**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 "0/%&'($)&#-$77$!'/)('(", traditional classroom curriculum of ABEKA, BCE, ASCI, and other pupil expenditures are as follows: Litcheld, $10,023.56; Sabattus, Christian publishers is used at each level. Extracurricular activities $8,748.38; Wales, $9,043.76 and Oak Hill High School, $8,923.24. include volleyball and basketball teams, community service groups, e new Sabattus Central School for Grades 3-8 opened in drama programs, and other activities. September 2004 with a renovated K-2 Primary School.Sabattus '2C>J@G*.@BC2*'=330CB>U*'=GG2D2 now has up-to-date facilities for all students. <7E8*,0JC2J*&>J22>[*!0W0JC[*./*8N7<8*#*]]]6A3AA62H0 X2WJ=C*!A@H23U #J6*&A=>>*dC@II*#*78959EE5E<88*#*`578959EE5ENM<*#*]]]6A3AA62H0 F%*S=_*:8M*#*::M*F@JB1*$=@H[*X2WJ=C[*./*8N7:; Located on the shores of Lake Auburn, Central Maine Community b=OC*b6*dBCD[*X2@H*=R*&AO==G*#*7895MQQ5E7EE College (CMCC) is acomprehensive, public two-year college ]]]6O2WJ=C@A@H23U6=JD that provides quality, accessible education and lifelong learning Hebron Academy, located 20 minutes from Lewiston/Auburn in opportunities. e College delivers career and technical degree Hebron, Maine, o?ers a friendly, supportive, family atmosphere programs; education for transfer to baccalaureate programs; and where students are inspired to reach their highest potential in services to support economic development and community vitality. mind, body and spirit through a balance of opportunities in CMCC boasts over two dozen programs of study, with many areas of academics, arts, and athletics. Hebron is known for developing specialization and concentrations within majors. e College o?ers critical thinking and communication skills to prepare students for associate degrees in popular elds such as business administration, college and beyond. O?ering AP and Honors courses, excellent nursing, criminal justice, and medical assisting. Technical programs college placement, structure and accountability to high standards, include automotive, computer, building, electromechanical, graphic and, a strong ESL program, students from diverse backgrounds nd communications, and precision machining. For students who hope success beyond their expectations at Hebron Academy. to transfer to a four-year college or university, associate in arts degrees in either general or liberal studies are o?ered to provide the rst two d@IG@C*+CBK2J1B>U years of a baccalaureate degree program. &=0>O2JC*(@>2]@U[*4B1W=C*&>*[*42]B1>=C*#*V21>2JC*!K2*[*&*F=J>G@CH While the College enrolls almost 3,000 full and part-time students, very .@>>O2]*'=>2*#*7895E<:5:QQ8 few classes exceed 25. On-campus residence halls can accommodate O>>IiccG2]B1>=C6L@IG@C0CBK2J1B>U62H0* 250 students, and other facilities include modern classrooms and Serving more than 1,300 students, the Kaplan University Lewiston computer labs, dining commons, learning and advising center, and South Portland campuses have historical roots that go back more 240-seat auditorium, gymnasium, and a new tness center. Student than 140 years in helping Maine residents attain their educational activities include intramural and intercollegiate athletic teams and a goals. At Kaplan University’s Maine campuses, students have the large number of student organizations. opportunity to choose from several di?erent programs in elds In addition to the main campus in Auburn, the College has a center including allied health, business, criminal justice, education and in Oxford and Lincoln Counties and also delivers courses in Franklin legal studies. In 2004, a branch campus of Kaplan University ’s County. CMCC’s Corporate and Community Services Department South Portland campus (then known as Andover College) opened in o?ers continuing education (non-credit courses) and works with Lewiston, Maine. the local business community to develop customized training and Kaplan University, established in 1937, is based in Davenport, Iowa certication programs. CMCC is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. '2C>J@G*.@BC2*.2HBA@G*'2C>2J*&AO==G* =R*"0J1BCDc*'G@JL*`6*.BGG2J*&AO==G*=R* $@HB=G=DBA*,2AOC=G=DU*@CH*&AO==G* =R*"0AG2@J*.2HBABC2*,2AOC=G=DU*@>* '2C>J@G*.@BC2*.2HBA@G*'2C>2J 98*.BHHG2*&>J22>[*42]B1>=C[*./*8N7N8*#*]]]6A33A6=JD b0HU*$BIG2U*#*78959ME5EM9N*#*X2@>O2J*F=0GBC*#*78959ME5EMEQ** e Clark F. Miller School of Radiologic Technology and School of Nuclear Medicine Technology at Central Maine Medical Center o?er challenging and rewarding career opportunities for motivated individuals in the elds of radiologic technology (X-ray) and nuclear medicine technology. Both schools are fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education. e CMMC College of Nursing and Health Professions o?ers a two-year associate degree program in radiologic technology. CMMC also o?ers a one-year program of advanced studies for radiographers or associate – prepared students in nuclear medicine technology. '=330CB>U*&AO==G*#B1>JBA>*hM 569**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 "0/%&'($)&#-$77$!'/)('(", conference rooms and oWces. Students are o?ered numerous &AO==G*+CB=C*h7M opportunities for enhancing their educational experience through 7N*/G3*&>J22>[*.2AO@CBA*`@GG1[*./*8N7EQ* technology with the Virtual High School. Alternative Education "BC@*&AOGBLBC*#*7895:NQ5Q77<*#*`57895:NQ5Q777* and Adult Education classes in Lisbon provide a progressive ]]]6I=G@CH5O1607M6L<7632601c0CB=C7Mc0CB=C7M learning environment in a non-traditional classroom environment e towns of Mechanic Falls, Minot, and Poland are served and setting. administratively by Union #29.e Union has the following schools: Lisbon School Department personnel pride themselves on Minot Consolidated School, grades K-8; Elm Street School in concentrating e?orts and working together to establish connections Mechanic Falls, grades K-8; Poland Community School, grades K-6; in the community. Over 800 trained volunteers have assisted as Bruce M.Whittier Middle School in Poland, grades 7 & 8; Poland book buddies, tutors, classroom aides, on eld trips, with home Regional High School, grades 9-12 and the Bakerstown Alternative projects, baking and numerous other capacities. anks to the Education Program for grades 9-12. Under a contractual agreement, parent organizations, our partnerships with local businesses in 90% of secondary school students from grades 9-12 in Minot and the Lisbon and surrounding communities, our students and their Mechanic Falls attend Poland Regional High School , while 10% families have opportunities for family-oriented events throughout of those students have school choice option. Student-teacher ratios each school year. Last year the cost per Lisbon student was $8875 range from 14.6:1 at the Minot Consolidated School to 11.5:1 at the for Elementary students and $9806 for secondary students. Elm Street School in Mechanic Falls . Resident per-pupil operating expenditures 2005-06 were, at the elementary school level, Minot, $2DB=C@G*&AO==G*+CB>*h:Q* $5,924, Poland, $8,099, Mechanic Falls, $8,044 and at the high M*'2H@J*&>J22>[*4BK2J3=J2*`@GG1[*./*8N7EN school level (Poland Regional High School) $13,907. b0HB>O*X@JK2U*#*7895;M95Q977*#*`57895;M957:Q7* *31@H:Q1=^1@H:Q6=JD*#*]]]61@H:Q6=JD &>6*#=3BCBA*!A@H23U Regional School Unit #36 is comprised of the towns of Livermore and #=C@GH*`=0JCB2J[*FJBCABI@G*#*!H3B11B=C1i*78959;75QM<<*2_>*7<<8** Livermore Falls along with tuition students from Fayette grades 6-12. `578959ME5QN:M*#*]]]6&>5#=3BCBA6C2> e Livermore Elementary School enrollment is approximately 435 (J@H21*FJ25d*M*Qi*<9*S@BJH*!K2*[*42]B1>=C*[*./*8N7N8* students grades Pre K–5 with an all day Kindergarten program. e (J@H21*9*M*<7i*<7<*(J@A2G@]C*$=@H*[*!0W0JC*[*./*8N7<8 LES is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and e academic program is the heart of any school. St. Dom’s o?ers Colleges. e enrollment at the middle school is approximately 225, a traditional Pre-K - 8 program focused on the character and moral including tuition students from Fayette. e middle school houses development of the child. is personalized approach continues students in grades 6 through 8. throughout our grade 9 – 12 high school program with College Livermore Falls High School serves close to 350 students and is a Preparatory, Honors and Advanced Placement courses. With roots class C school in the Mountain Valley Conference. e school o?ers dating back over 100 years, the consistent theme has been the traditional courses like English, social studies, math, and science as commitment to providing an excellent Catholic education for the well as a variety of electives. Students may challenge themselves in the young men and women of Central Maine . Drawing students from many honors and six College Board – approve Advances Placement a 50 mile radius, our co-ed school is small enough (600 students) to Courses. All students are placed in advisors groups. Beyond the provide an intimate family-like atmosphere, yet ambitious enough classroom LFHS o?ers a variety of athletic and non-athletic co- to prepare students for the challenges they will encounter in and curricular programs. Livermore Falls High School is accredited by the out of the classroom for the remainder of their lives. Aside from our New England Association of Schools and Colleges. excellence in academics, St. Dom’s is also recognized around the State MSAD #36 o?ers a comprehensive adult education program with for o?ering excellence in high school athletics. With an emphasis on classes at the Cedar Street Learning Complex. O?erings include developing the individual gifts of our athletes, our teams are perennial University ITV courses, high school completion program, adult playo? contenders. In addition to the regular academic and athletic basic education and computer classes, and E=GED preparation and programs, St. Dom’s o?ers a diverse range of clubs and activities. As examinations. the Diocesan Pre-K – 12 school for the State of Maine , each one of our programs focuses on the principles of Integrity, Community & &AO==G*!H3BC1>J@>BK2*#B1>JBA>*hE7 Excellence. N;Q*,0JC2J*'2C>2J*$=@H[,0JC2J[*./*8N7;7 Contact our admissions oWce to schedule a visit and view our website #@JG22C*S0JHBC#*789577E5:9ME*#*`5789577E5EQ8;** for more information on how St. Dom’s will provide the education HW0JHBC^31@HE76L<7632601*#*]]]631@HE76L<7632601 your child deserves in a loving and supportive environment. Turner, Greene, and Leeds comprise School Administrative District #52. e district has four elementary schools: Turner Primary, K-3, &=0>O2JC*"2]*X@3I1OBJ2*+CBK2J1B>U enrolls 282; Turner Elementary, grades 4-6, enrolls 245; Greene <8*,BWW2>>1*#JBK2[*'==LR1*'=JC2J[*SJ0C1]BAL[*./*8N8<<* Central, K-6, enrolls 370; and Leeds Central, K-6, enrolls 170. e S=*-2J_@[*'2C>2J*#BJ2A>=J*#*789597E5QN;Q*#*;885N795M7:;* elementary student-teacher ratio is 16-18:1. All seventh and eighth ]]]61CO062H0c::Q@1I graders attend Tripp Middle School in Turner. Tripp enrolls 340 and Since 1967, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has has a student-teacher ratio of 19:1. All district secondary students served over 9000 residents of the Androscoggin Valley from its Center attend Leavitt Area High School in Turner, which enrolls 707 and in Brunswick, o?ering quality, accessible, cost-e?ective degree and has an 18:1 student-teacher ratio. Alternative programs are also certicate programs in business, management and liberal arts. One of available through the River Valley Alternative Program, which enrolls the region’s best-kept secrets, SNHU’s Maine Center for Continuing 46 students. e District’s K-8 average per pupil operating cost for Education o?ers 22 degrees and certicates, available through evening 2004-2005 was $5,279 and for grades 9-12, $6,082. In 2005, eighty and weekend courses featuring face-to-face classroom instruction by percent of Leavitt’s graduates went on to higher education. highly qualied faculty, on-site at its 15,000 square foot modern facility at Cook’s Corner. SNHU’s unique 8-week undergraduate term structure allows rapid progress towards educational goals, allowing someone starting with no prior credits to attend classes 2 nights a week and earn a B.A. or B.S. in about three years. e University is extremely “transfer-friendly,” and all SNHU students attending the ;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**56: "0/%&'($)&#-$77$!'/)('(", Maine Center receive substantial tuition discounts, making SNHU for graduate education programs in central Maine. e Masters as a?ordable as Maine’s public universities. in Occupational erapy and Leadership Studies programs have Program o?erings include associate degrees in Liberal Arts, established national and international reputations for excellence, and Accounting, and Business Administration. Available Bachelor of make signicant contributions to the local community. Certicate Science programs include Accounting, Business Admin, and Business programs are available in the Leadership Studies program. Studies (with a variety of concentrations, including Small Business In addition to curricular o?erings, USM LAC enjoys a close mutual Management), as well as a unique B.S. in Technical Management relationship with its community. Each year hundreds of students designed for individuals seeking to add business skills to their undertake service learning projects in conjunction with organizations technical/trades associate degree. Bachelor of Arts majors available throughout the region. USM LAC is a founding member of include English Language & Literature, Social Sciences and the Downtown Education Collaborative (DEC), which unites Psychology, the latter o?ering a concentration in Child & Adolescent seven educational and community partners in community-based Development. Additional undergraduate majors can be completed educational work in and with Lewiston’s underserved downtown via a combination of live classes at the Maine Center and SNHU’s neighborhood. And in the new LearningWorks facility on campus, Online Division. USM LAC houses College for ME-Androscoggin, a collaborative Graduate programs fully o?ered in Maine include SNHU’s Global of nearly 40 other education as well as business, community, and Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Science economic development partners working to double the number in Organizational Leadership. e Center also o?ers Graduate of college-educated citizens in Androscoggin County. In addition Certicates in Human Resource Management, Marketing, Training to assessment, advising, and research supporting college readiness & Development, and Leadership of Nonprot Organizations, all and college degree attainment across Androscoggin County, designed to “dovetail” into one of our masters degrees. For example, an individual earning the certicate in nonprot leadership can choose to apply those credits towards either an MBA or the M.S. in Organizational Leadership, thereby completing a graduate degree with as few as 6 additional courses. New for Spring/Summer of 2010 is an M.S. in Community Mental Health, a one-weekend-a-month 42-credit program that has received national recognition for its interdisciplinary, multicultural, competency-based curriculum. Southern New Hampshire University is a private postsecondary institution, based on its 300 acre main campus in Manchester, NH. SNHU is fully and appropriately accredited, and o?ers more than 100 degree and certicate programs, including doctorates in Business and Community Economic Development. Nearly half of its 6500 students are working adults attending university part-time through its Online Division, an International Center, or one of its New England-based Continuing Education Centers. +CBK2J1B>U*=R*&=0>O2JC*.@BC2c 42]B1>=C5!0W0JC*'=GG2D2 E<*V21>3BC1>2J*&>J22>[*42]B1>=C[*./*8N7N8 78959E:5QE88*#*]]]601363@BC262H0cG@A e University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College (USM LAC), o?ers bachelor and graduate degree programs that include an array of courses, internships, research and community service projects, and study abroad opportunities. As one of three campuses of the University of Southern Maine, USM LAC provides the intimacy of a small college yet o?ers access to the resources of the state’s regional metropolitan university. Its internationally-recognized faculty teach small classes with lively discussions, and at times that make college accessible. Courses are also o?ered entirely online or in blended format (meeting in person sometimes and online at other times). USM LAC plays an especially distinctive role in addressing the higher education needs of Androscoggin County through its broad- based interdisciplinary undergraduate majors: Arts & Humanities, ->Ê >ÃÃià iÊ>`Ê*iÀvÀ}ÊÀÌà Leadership & Organizational Studies, Natural & Applied Sciences, "ÕÌÃÌ>`}Ê/i>V iÀà 6Ê>`Ê6>ÀÃÌÞÊÌ iÌVà and Social & Behavioral Sciences. ese academic specialties, together >i}}Ê ÕÀÀVÕÕ ÝViiÌÊ i}iÊ*>ViiÌ with a nationally-recognized core curriculum taken by students in every major, help students think, problem-solve, and communicate across as well as within disciplines – skills that are essential in the 21st century. At the same time, USM LAC o?ers three additional baccalaureate programs as extension programs from other USM campuses. A major in Industrial Technology is extended from USM’s School of Applied Science, Engineering, and Technology, while USM’s College of Nursing and Health Professions o?ers both a Nursing BS degree and an RN to BS Nursing option. e Lewiston-Auburn campus has also been responsive to the need 566**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 "0/%&'($)&#-$77$!'/)('(", LearningWorks houses USM LAC’s writing and math tutoring, Senior College, and several state-of-the-art classrooms (which may be rented by o?-campus groups for meetings or video conferencing). A highlight for many who visit USM’s Lewiston-Auburn campus for the rst time is the opportunity to view two outstanding community treasures: the Atrium Gallery and the Franco-American Collection. ese beautiful community resources also provide students with daily exposure to the rich contributions by artists and local citizens to the culture and aesthetics of the region and state. !"#$%$&'()*++#+',--#.#/'*0' USM LAC is ever mindful of its mission to be a national leader in interdisciplinary education, serve as a resource to the wider 1,,2R+'1,.$#.4'5.6$+7%(2' community, and provide an outstanding educational experience for ! students. With more than 1,000 graduates, we continue to ensure "##$%&'()#!*)+,))#!&-!! !""#$%&'%()*+$,'%-,,*!./'%',&01&'#%)** that our degree programs are responsive to changing cultural and 2'3-014*!0&,* workplace demands, our campus is inviting, and our faculty and * sta? are both readily available and committed to the success of each .'%/)0$,#!*)+,))#!&- *!""#$%&'%()*+$,'%-,,*!./'%',&01&'#%)** student. +$,'%-,,*5&$.'-,)*6%(4',7*21%($1(-*8*2'&-01&$0-)*9$/1%** :-,#$0"-*;1%1(-/-%&)*<0(1%'=1&'#%14*2-1.-0,7'>)*?,@"7#4#(@* PBC2U@JH*'OJB1>B@C*&AO==G A7'4.*8*!.#4-,"-%&*B-C-4#>/-%&)*5#"'14*5"'-%"-)*D-"7%'"14** M*`=11*$=@H[*42]B1>=C[*./*8N7N8*#*78959;N5ME88* ;1%1(-/-%&)*5/144*+$,'%-,,*;1%1(-/-%&* ]]]6KBC2U@JH1AO==G6C2>*#*KBC2U@JH1AO==G^@H2GIOB@6C2> * e Vineyard Christian School was founded in August 2000 with a 1'#(),#!*)+,))#!&-! <0(1%'=1&'#%14*2-1.-0,7'>)*E4#314*;F+F!F* vision to be a place not only to educate students academically, but to * educate the whole person, preparing students for tests ofthe mind, 2,'34'()!5),(&6&%'()#!&-! 2-1.-0,7'>*#G*H#%I?0#G'&*<0(1%'=1&'#%,)* ;10J-&'%()*9$/1%*:-,#$0"-*;1%1(-/-%&)*D01'%'%(*8*B-C-4#>/-%&* body and spirit.eir goal is to equip students for the challenges they * will face not only in the classroom, but in life as well. 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Anchored by two of the state’s n- Care Center o?ers a full range of diagnostic services, including digital est hospitals — Central Maine Medical mammography, in a patient-friendly and supportive atmosphere. Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical e Osteoporosis Center provides osteoporosis screening. ere is Center — the health care in dustry is the also a Bladder Control Center at 287 Main Street in Lewiston. area’s largest, employing more than 7,000 people. Maine’s second CMMC’s cancer program serves local patients and patients at largest metropolitan area is also home to Androscoggin Home Care outpatient clinics located in Rumford and Bridgton. e hospital’s and Hospice, a network of home health care providers throughout multidisciplinary cancer team is comprised of medical oncologists, western and central Maine providing competent nurses and health radiation oncologists, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals care providers catering to many of the state’s elderly and shut-ins. who together provide the highest level of cancer care. e Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing opened in 2008. CMMC is also the only hospital in Maine currently o?ering Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice (AHCH) is an Intensity Modulated Radiation erapy, a precise form of treatment independent, nonprot agency providing skilled home care, supportive that allows for higher doses of radiation and improved cure rates. care, hospice care, and Lifeline personal response services for residents e Central Maine Bariatric Surgery program o?ers both the Roux- of more than 100 central and western Maine communities. en-Y gastric bypass and Lap Band surgery for obese patients. In 2007, our home-based care services helped nearly 8,400 patients e Central Maine Medical Group (CMMG) is composed of 325 and their families achieve their goals for health, independence, and employed physicians and associated medical sta?. ese providers are quality of life. e agency proudly opened Maine’s rst inpatient members of the Bridgton Hospital, Central Maine Medical Center, hospice facility in November 2005. Parkview Adventist Medical Center and the Rumford Hospital Generous community and donor support makes it possible for us to Medical Sta?. CMMG has oWces in nineteen Maine communities provide skilled care to patients and families regardless of their ability with over 75 practice settings. to pay. Gifts to the AHCH Foundation are welcome at any time. Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health AHCH meets all state home care, hospice and licensing standards and Professions is the only hospital-based nursing program in Maine. is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare It is an independent degree-granting institution, a two-year private Organizations. Learn more about our services by calling 1-800-482- college accredited by the Maine State Board of Nursing, the National 7412 or by visiting our Website, ahch.org. League for Nursing, and the New England Association of Schools !e Center for Community Dental Health (CCDH) is a and Colleges (NEASC). Graduates receive an Applied Science private, non-prot United Way agency that provides dental services to Degree in Nursing. all comers but primarily to those of low income or eligible for Medicaid. Local primary care services (internal medicine or family practice) are e dentists, hygienists, assistants, and other caring professional easily accessible through our Physician Referral Line at (207) CCDH sta? provide examinations, x-rays, cleanings, restorations, 777-8899. e St. Mary’s network of providers has practices in and emergency care. Over the years the Center has expanded their convenient locations around the Lewiston-Auburn area. Some of our services to include research, community education, and quality dental practices are Federally Qualied Health Centers, o?ering a discount care to all. eir team of dental educators reaches many, many Maine sliding fee for oWce visits and other related services. elementary school children each year, teaching them the dental and Central Maine Orthopaedics (CMO) : Best in Orthopaedic Care nutritional habits that will keep their mouths healthy for a lifetime. Founded in 1986 the Central Maine Orthopaedic ambulatory !e Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute center is one of the largest facilities in New England dedicated to (CMHVI) is sta?ed by a team of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare orthopaedics and musculoskeletal disease. Our primary objective, professionals with years of experience in caring for cardiac patients. from the start, has been to answer the community need and request CMHVI provides a comprehensive range of services including for a local orthopaedics center that would eliminate the need to travel prevention and screening programs; adult and pediatric cardiology; to major North American cities, such as Boston or New York for diagnostic services; cardiac catheterization; cardiac angioplasty, the latest techniques, technology, and care. e CMO Center is a including drug-eluting stents; cardiac bypass surgery; valve surgery; 42,000 square feet state of the art facility located in Auburn, Maine. electrophysiology; minimally invasive thoracic and vascular surgery; e Center is anchored on one side by a leading edge physical rehabilitation; and research. e new, state-of-the-art CMHVI facility therapy center and on the other end by a technologically advanced features the Single Stay Unit where the care delivery environment is ambulatory surgery center. An imaging center, ambulatory clinic, tailored to meet each cardiac patient’s needs. Most important, access outreach laboratory and business oWces make up the remainder of to advanced cardiac care is now available close to home for the some the CMO Center. 400,000 residents of central, western, and mid-coast Maine. Central Maine Orthopaedic surgeons, physicians and allied health Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) is a 250-bed professionals care for all injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal regional referral center o?ering the most comprehensive range of system. In addition, each orthopaedic surgeon is board certied services of any hospital in central, coastal and western Maine. CMMC and CMO provides subspecialty care and clinics in the specic areas operates the busiest emergency program in the region and is one of major joint reconstruction, sports medicine, foot, hand, spine, of three designated trauma centers in Maine. LifeFlight of Maine, trauma, podiatry, and pain intervention. e CMO Center realizes a statewide medical helicopter service, maintains a helicopter and some 40,000 patient visits annually and performs approximately helipad at CMMC. CMMC is the designated regional resource center 2,000 surgeries per year within the CMO ambulatory surgery center for emergency preparedness. and some 2,500 surgeries annually within area hospitals. CMMC is known for its women’s and children’s services. More babies www.cmogroup.org are born at its Special Delivery Family Birthing Center than at any Community Concepts, Inc. o?ers two health care programs other hospital in the region and women have choice of either OB/ to the community. e Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program o?ers GYN physicians or midwives. e Neonatal Intermediate Care Unit a wide range of alcohol and substance abuse treatment, while the meets the needs of sick and premature infants. CMMC also o?ers Transportation Division o?ers free transportation to any type of pediatrics and a pediatric cardiologist. medical appointment for MaineCare (formerly Medicaid) recipients. !e Corinne Croteau Lepage Women’s Health Pavilion ;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**56M 5"&#'5-%&!" is home to Women’s Health Associates and the Family Birthing Center. e last core area at d’Youville Pavilion is the Rehab Center. e Women’s Health Associates, a Department of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center lls the gap between a hospital stay and home care. After Center, is where a group of specialists care for women in all stages of their a hospital stay a patient may often require additional therapy or adulthood including prenatal, maternity, postpartum, and primary and education related to specic illnesses, care, or medications before well-woman care. Our team of certied nurse midwives, ob/gyns, and going home. e Rehab Center o?ers the care and support needed urogynecologist, provide women with relief from heavy or painful periods. in a rehabilitative setting. Here physicians, therapists, nursing sta?, Our newest specialty, urogynecology, draws women from around the state social services, and dietary sta? work together to meet the challenges who are seeking relief from bladder dysfunction and prolapse issues. Patients that frequently accompany illness and or injuries. also have access to a psychiatric nurse practitioner who will monitor their medications and o?er counseling and emotional support, including assistance St. Mary’s Auburn Campus: is new medical oWce building with postpartum depression, if needed. at 15 Gracelawn Road in Auburn provides one location for an array e Pavilion’s Family Birthing Center o?ers the comforts of home during of services to adults who need prevention, diagnostic, and treatment labor, delivery, and postpartum care. e serene environment, state-of-the- options for common medical conditions. Located within the campus art technology, and caring sta? have earned the Center a reputation for are: exceptional care that draws women from all over southern and central Maine. !0W0JC*.2HBA@G*!11=AB@>21** * Y789Z*::85:ME8 e Center also o?ers birthing classes so soon-to-be parents can explore all An internal medicine practice with three physicians sharing a special the options available to them, including waterbirth, hypnobirthing, and calm interest in adult medical care. birthing. Parenting and infant CPR/rst aid classes are available as well. &>6*.@JUR1*'=CK2CB2C>*'@J2* Y789Z*::85:M88 For more information, please visit www.stmarysmaine.com. When your doctor’s oWce is closed, our care team will provide !e D.F.D. Russell Medical Centers , with locations in Leeds, treatment and get you back home quickly. We have morning, Monmouth, and Turner, o?ers a full range of family medical services, evening, and weekend hours. including obstetrics and family planning. e current sta? includes ve '2C>2J*R=J*#B@W2>21*@CH*/CH=AJBC=G=DU** Y789Z*9995;Q7E board-certied family physicians, three certied nurse practitioners, a An important resource for education and treatment services to help physician’s assistant, three behavioral health counselors, and a certied manage your diabetes or thyroid/endocrinology related issues. nurse midwife who are employed by the center. Services are provided on V=JL.2H*%AA0I@>B=C@G*X2@G>O*&2JKBA21** Y789Z*9E:5:8;8 a sliding fee scale to patients who qualify. Patients of the health center Experts design and implement employer occupational health also have access to low cost pharmaceuticals. programs. We evaluate existing employer e?orts to nd areas that can Goodwill Industries of Northern New England has a 75- be modied to reduce costs, reduce injuries, and improve employee year history of providing innovative services that help individuals with health. disabilities or other barriers achieve social and economic independence. '2C>2J*R=J*FOU1BA@G*$2O@WBGB>@>B=C** Y789Z*9E:5:898 Goodwill supports individuals through our development disability Provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to services, deaf services and brain injury programs. We also provide job maximize your function, alleviate symptoms, and educate you about training and placement for job seekers of all ages, are active in Americorps, preventing injury or illness. and serve low income older workers. Last year, Goodwill helped 5,067 '2C>2J*R=J*&G22I*#B1=JH2J1** Y789Z*::85:M:8 individuals with education, job training, and support services so they If you nd you’re tired all the time, our dream team of sleep can become independent self-supporting citizens. Our programs are specialists can help you get the restorative rest you deserve and your funded by revenue from our 25 retail stores, grants, fees, and nancial body requires, so you can lead a happier, more productive life. gifts. Please visit www.goodwillnne.org for more information. '@JHB=I0G3=C@JU*$2O@WBGB>@>B=C** Y789Z*9E:5NEEN Orthopaedic Institute of Central Maine (OICM) Central Comprehensive care to individuals who have recently experienced Maine Orthopaedics and Central Maine Medical Center have a cardiac event or who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease developed an orthopaedic care facility for inpatients unlike any other (COPD) and other chronic lung disorders. in Maine . It is the Orthopaedic Institute of Central Maine (OICM). For more information, please visit www.stmarysmaine.com e OICM o?ers a comprehensive approach to care for orthopaedic inpatients. is care is provided through highly trained, board- St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center is a 233-bed acute certied and fellowship trained orthopaedic specialists complimented care hospital that brings the best of medical technology, preventive by a dedicated multidisciplinary team of specialty trained allied health services, and patient- and family-centered care to central Maine. professionals. is team of professionals is managed by CMO and e hospital is home to a newly renovated and expanded Emergency provides a complete range of clinical, surgical and ancillary support Department and several specialized areas, including the Center for services modeled for patient centered care within a 9,200 square foot Joint Replacement , the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders , dedicated environment constructed specically for the orthopaedic and the Center for Hyperbaric and Wound Care . patient. e unit also houses a convenient physical therapy unit to e newly expanded and renovated Emergency Department, an provide comprehensive rehabilitation services supporting the team accredited Chest Pain Center, provides the highest level of care in approach to care. Moreover, the unit was architecturally designed to help one of the most private emergency environments in the state. e de-institutionalize the patient experience through a hospitality aesthetic department boasts all private rooms large enough to accommodate a and prudent architectural [ow. At the same time design considerations patient’s family members or loved ones. e expanded room size also included appropriate and leading edge ergonomic models to enhance allows for more information technology to be placed at the bedside. orthopaedic patient care service delivery and to expedite recovery. Additionally, medical emergency and behavioral treatment areas have St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion (formerly St. Marguerite d’Youville been separated, allowing patients to get the treatment they need in a Pavilion) focuses on three distinct areas of care to residents and patients. safe and comfortable environment, while maintaining their dignity. e rst is long-term residential care which o?ers daily nursing care, Another recent addition to the hospital is St. Mary’s Center for social activities, and pastoral services to provide individualized care to Joint Replacement . It is the rst center in Maine to focus solely residents. e second is Marguerite’s Garden, a “secure unit” to help on hip and knee replacement surgery and recovery. Former joint meet the special needs of men and women living with Alzheimer’s and replacement patients played an integral role in designing the Center other related dementias. Dedicated sta? validate residents’ feelings as and planning the way we deliver care. All rooms are private and they enter their reality, while providing a safe environment. equipped with comfortable bedding for patients and their families, 56O**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 5"&#'5-%&!" [at screen TVs, wireless Internet access, and furniture designed located near St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, numerous specically for joint replacement patients. e Center also boasts physicians’ practices, and a pharmacy. a therapy gym complete with a training kitchen, restroom, stairs, !e Sexual Assault Crisis Center (SACC) provides support curb, and bed so patients are better prepared when they return home. and assistance to people a?ected by sexual assault, sexual abuse, At St. Mary’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders , your care and sexual harassment. Services include a 24-hour hot line; crisis is our concern. is fully-accredited Center is home to a team of intervention and follow-up support; in-person accompaniment physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionist, oncology social worker, after a sexual assault to the hospital, the police station, and court; exercise physiologists, and pastoral care providers who specialize in and information and referrals. Services for adolescents are available caring for people living with cancer. Our physicians are boarded through the Drop In Program at area high schools. SACC provides certied in Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine. Our community education, training for professionals who work with nurses received additional training through the Oncology Nursing victims and survivors, and in-school awareness and prevention Society to treat the unique needs of people with cancer. You may programs. ey also provide sexual harassment training for tap in to the latest information describing treatments, modalities, businesses, schools, and other organizations. and other topics related to cancer and blood disorders at the Cancer Resource Center, conveniently located within the Center for Cancer Tri-County Health Services (TCHS) is the Family Planning and Blood Disorders. & Reproductive Health Program of Western Maine Community St. Mary’s Center for Hyperbaric and Wound Care has three of Action. TCHS provides condential reproductive health services to only seven hyperbaric chambers in Maine. e special center is women and men, regardless of income, in four area oWces in Auburn, made up of a group of professionals who work as a team to give you Norway, Farmington, and Rumford. Day and evening appointments comprehensive treatments for wound healing. e doctors are board are available. Services include: routine physicals including breast certied and the nurses have undergone special training in wound & pelvic exams and pap smears; birth control; pregnancy testing; care and hyperbarics. e hyperbaric chamber can be used to treat options counseling; treatment of common gynecological problems; chronic wounds, traumatic wounds, non-healing diabetic wounds, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment; midlife/ pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, burns, complex soft tissue wounds and menopause services; and walk-in teen family-planning clinics. infections, gangrene, osteomyelitis, and wounds that fail to respond STD Clinic o?ers diagnosis, treatment, education, and counseling to conventional therapy. Please visit www.stmarysmaine.com to for sexually transmitted infections, HIV counseling and testing learn more. (anonymous and condential), and free Hepatitis C testing for those St. Mary’s Residences (formerly Maison Marcotte) consists of who qualify. Health educators work with schools assisting teachers 128 private apartments reserved exclusively for the elderly and/or with subjects related to family life education including: reproductive handicapped. Our housing gives seniors the opportunity to combine and sexual health; puberty; HIV/AIDS; pregnancy and parenting; independent living with support services. Residents are o?ered talking with children about sexuality; communication skills; assistance in dealing with outside agencies, when necessary, through relationship issues; and sexual harassment. For more info, log on to the community’s Director. St. Mary’s Residences is conveniently www.wmca.org/Frames_health.htm. !!!"#$%&'()**)+,-.&/%&01*,2%/)"',+ ! ;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**56L 5"&#'5-%&!" Tri-County Mental Health Services is a vital part of the and healing of underlying trauma – whether it stems from abuse, neglect, healthcare system in Androscoggin County, and reaches into a vast violence, grief, accidents, or natural disasters. For more information, region of Maine. More than 10,000 people rely on our programs visit our web site at www.tcmhs.org or call our referral line at 1-888- and services in an area that includes some of the most urban 304-HOPE(4673). areas (Lewiston/Auburn) to some of the most rural and isolated e Women’s Imaging Center at St. Mary’s Regional Medical communities of the western mountain region. Our clinics in Center is home to some of the most innovative technology for women. Rumford, Oxford, Bridgton, Lewiston, Windham and Farmington e Center o?ers the latest in digital mammography and breast MRI are the base for many of our services, and we also reach into homes, services, providing clear, accurate results for better detection and schools, hospitals, businesses and other community locations. Services diagnosis of breast abnormalities. e Center is equipped with a prone include Outpatient Counseling, Case Management, Substance Abuse stereotactic biopsy table for performing minimally invasive breast biopsy Treatment, Groups, Medication Management, Residential Programs, procedures while a woman is lying down. St. Mary’s Radiology is just Day Services for people with intellectual and development disabilities down the hall and provides high tech image-guided procedures specic and autism, Crisis Services available 24/7, Crisis Stabilization, to women, including uterine broid embolization and endometrial Residential Programs providing supported and independent living ablation. Both outpatient procedures are promising alternatives to a environments, and more. e agency is proud to be an innovator and hysterectomy for many women. leader in developing the latest and most e?ective treatments to the state, such as Integrated Primary Care and a variety of evidence-based WorkMed Occupational Health Services is dedicated to treating practices. and preventing work-related injuries and illnesses. WorkMed o?ers pre- e rst federally designated community mental health center in employment evaluations, physical therapy, OSHA consultation, and Maine, TCMHS has been serving Maine people for more than 55 many other services to businesses throughout Maine. WorkMed’s new years. Our mission is to provide the people of Maine with excellence Auburn location at 15 Gracelawn Road o?ers convenient parking with in mental health, substance abuse, habilitation and life skills services, enough space for big trucks. Besides the ample parking, the new space to respect consumer rights and personal dignity, and to maintain provides a number of additional conveniences, including: enhanced agency nancial stability. Today, the agency employs approximately space for pre-placement exams and other employer services; newly 500 people has an operating budget over $22 million, and looks equipped exam rooms; a new electronic medical record system will with with pride and progress toward the next generation of caring for our improved reports on employee conditions; a brand new radiology suite communities. with enhanced quality; a rehabilitation gym; an onsite adult medicine e underlying philosophy in all of our work is a trauma-informed practice; and Convenient Care, o?ering sick call, morning, evening, and recovery-based approach, which is guided by clinical principles weekend, and holiday hours for individuals who don’t quite need the of recovery, evidence-based treatment, and an understanding of the resources of a hospital Emergency Department. impact of trauma and violence on the lives of the people who rely on For more information, please visit www.stmarysmaine.com. our services. Tri-County is a state and national leader in this approach to care, which goes beyond behavior change to the acknowledgement +e Young Professionals of the Lewiston Auburn Area (YPLAA) works to strengthen a vibrant young professional community by promoting career, social, and community development. 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On the 4th of July, the Liberty Festival brings the community together to celebrate with live entertainment, games, food, fun, `21>BK@G*`J@CA=`0C and a grand Vreworks display. www.libertyfestival.org In June, French language and local culture are celebrated through the Festival FrancoFun. Sis summer event oOers Franco-American .@BC2*SG021*`21>BK@G cuisine, entertainment, and a touch of history. June 18, 2011 – the 5th Annual Maine Blues Festival – an all- day event featuring more than 40 red-hot blues bands at diOerent (J2@>*`@GG1*S@GG==C*`21>BK@G locations throughout Naples – “the heart of the lakes Region”. In August, Great Falls Balloon Festival is host to over forty hot air Shuttle transportation between venues. Always Fathers’ Day balloonists from across the Northeast, making it one of the largest hot Weekend! www.mainebluesfestival air balloon festivals in northern New England. 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Society has been preserving and promoting the long, rich history A signiVcant collection of documents, photographs, artifacts, and of the county. Se Clarence E. March Library has extensive audiovisual material relating to the Franco-American community is holdings in local history and genealogy, and the Davis-Wagg housed in the facility. Generally hours are Mondays thru Sursdays Museum is Vlled with many artifacts of local historical interest, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. P both open to the public free of charge (donations accepted).Hours are 1:30 - 5:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday. Please call ahead `J@CA=*!32JBA@C*X2JB>@D2*'2C>2J on Fridays. Sey are wheelchair accessible. P A[*H%G*:O6L@*+%$"3$*%4*[G4%$#*d*+3#0$*X-$33-@*D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>:R:O6L* H%G*[4['3*69L*ONWR6999*#*5)-0*_,23*#*H,&)"3&&*[4['3*69L*LN=R:M:M* !>JB03*!J>*(@GG2JU ;;;<4$0"'%013$)'0"/3$)-0(3<%$(* Y")C3$&)-.*%4*X%,-/3$"*F0)"3@*D3;)&-%"R!,2,$"*+%??3(3@* Se Franco-American Heritage Center was established in November M:*\3&-1)"&-3$*X-$33-@*D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9*#*69L*LM=ROMM>* 2000 to preserve and promote all aspects of the Franco-American ;;;<,&1<10)"3<3#,i?0'i0$-#*5%2."*c%?10"@*+,$0-%$* heritage, including culture, history, and language. Its mission is to /%?10"e,&1<10)"3<3#,* transform and restore the building and allow FAHC to continue Se Atrium Art Gallery, located in the expansive hub of the to enrich the lives of the people of Lewiston-Auburn and elsewhere USM’s Lewiston-Auburn campus, presents diverse year-round art by preserving the community’s rich French history. Sis is an exhibitions in all media. Se art gallery sponsors an open juried active and thriving center with a combination of uses including a biennial exhibition featuring work by artists in Androscoggin, museum, a performance hall, a function hall, and a learning center. Franklin, and Oxford counties. It is a true asset to the community as well as a multi-cultural, Hours: Monday-Sursday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m.- multi-purpose community facility – a magniVcent structure of 4:30 p.m.; Saturday (during fall and spring semesters), 9:00 a.m.- historical value, a gem in the heart of what is aOectionately known 3:00 p.m. Closed holidays. P as “Little Canada,” where children learn from it, adults grow from it, ancestors will be honored by it, and the community shares S@>21*'=GG2D2*.01203*=R*!J> great pride in it. Sis center contributes to the area educationally, [?)"*!$-&*+3"-3$@*LM*5,&&3??*X-$33-@*D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9 academically, economically, socially, and culturally. P F0$'*H3&&)$3*#*69L*LNORO:MN*#*;;;<20-3&<3#,i0'0#i1,&3,1* Located on the historic campus of Bates College , the Museum of 4c!*!J>1*(@GG2JU*E Art is home to one of the region’s Vnest art collections, including D.'3,1*c0??*#*>W*D)&2%"*X-$33-@*D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9*#*69L*LN6RL66N the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection. Se museum, housed ;;; ;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5>: &!'-.&##"!(",8-6/,"/6,-9-5(,'$!(%&#-,$%("'(", G = Group Rates Available P = Open to the General Public $ = Fee Required and represents the Studio members’ work and Vfty of Maine’s most popular artists and craftspeople. Se gallery serves as a staging area venue for contemporary art in Maine. Gallery 5 is underwritten by for new ideas in glass, Vne arts, and superior crafts from throughout Fuel, bistro and wine bar. L/A Arts Gallery 5 is open to the public. Maine. Se Sanctuary Gallery is underwritten and supported by For current gallery hours please see our webpage or contact L/A Maine Art Glass Studio for the beneVt and enjoyment of town Arts at 207-782-7228. OO-hour appointments to view artwork residents and visitors from around the world. Most exhibition can be scheduled through L/A Arts. P art is available for purchase. Open to the public Monday through .@BC2*!J>*(G@11*&>0HB=55S0>>2J\U*@CH* Sursday 9am to 9pm, and Friday and Saturday 9am to 4pm. P )C12A>*.02103 .01203*45! F0)"3*!$-*8?0&&*X-,#)%*R*M:*F0)"*X-$33-*R*5-3*:6M*R*D)&2%"*E0??&@*FK* =M*+0"0?*X-$33-*H%G*!L@*H0-3&*F)??*+%1B?3G@**D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9* 9>6M6*R*69L*=M=ROL99*a)1*Z,--)"(*R*;;;<10)"30$-(?0&&<'%1 50'/3?*_3&($%&&3)??)3$&*#*69L*===R=NN:*#*)"4%e1,&3,1?0<%$(*;;;<1,&3,1?0<%$( Se Butterpy and Insect Museum is located on the premises of Museum L-A, Se Story of Work and Community in Lewiston- Maine Art Glass Studio and Se Sanctuary Gallery at 51 Main Auburn. Discover the Twin Cities’ rich heritage of labor, industrial Street Rte 125 in downtown Lisbon Falls. Fifteen minutes from commitment, community expansion, and cultural inpuences. Brunswick and Topsham, twenty minutes from Lewiston or Engaging exhibits and special programs encourage family fun and Freeport, forty minutes from Portland, Augusta, and the Mid learning across generations. Unique gifts at Museum Shop. Open Coast, Se Butterpy and Insect Museum features exciting and 10-4 Mon.-Sat. P $ educational exhibits appropriate for all ages. Jim Nutting also keeps an exhibit of live creatures for supervised viewing. Free V@1OW0JC5"=JG@CH1*4BKBCD*XB1>=JU*'2C>2J to the public or organized tours by appointment for $3.00 per 6W9*Z%$?0"#&*5%0#@*D)C3$1%$3@*FK*9>6M=*#*69L*NWLR>=OO*#*;;;<"%$?0"#&<%$(* person. Se Butterpy and Insect Museum is underwritten by Jim Located on 445 acres of the former estate of the Washburn family, Nutting and Maine Art Glass Studio for the educational beneVt the site is a working farm and museum featuring a beautifully of Maine’s public and children in particular. Open to the Public restored Victorian country home, farmer’s cottage, granite library, Monday through Sursday 9am to 9pm, and Friday and Saturday white-steepled church, one-room schoolhouse, and a large barn full 9am to 4pm. P of animals. Se Washburn-Norlands seeks to preserve the heritage of 19th century rural life through innovative and entertaining .@BC2*!J>*(G@11*&>0HB=55&@CA>0@JU*(@GG2JU hands-on programs for all ages. Se Washburn-Norlands thrives F0)"3*!$-*8?0&&*X-,#)%RM:*F0)"*X-$33-R*5-3*:6M*R*D)&2%"*E0??&@*FK*9>6M6* on the generosity of its members, donors, and volunteers. Public Z3?*d*_3")&3*H3$"0$#*#*69L*=M=ROL99*#*;;;<10)"30$-(?0&&<'%1 hours vary; please call for more information. 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Open to the public, the Lewiston Public Skate Park, which opened in November of 2006, complete facility includes clubhouse, pro shop, driving range, is one of the only 2 concrete in-ground skate parks in Maine. Se and grill room. Golf lessons with Class A Golf Professional Bob 12,000 square foot skate park has in-ground bowls, ramps, stairs Darling, Jr., clinics, special group packages, and new membership and half-pipes and is open 8a.m.-9p.m. weather permitting. P categories are available. 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Se staO at Martindale will assure you the Vnest food and that are based on the determination, labor, and imagination of two service along with a friendly and warm atmosphere. $ cities and the people who built them. P .=0C>*!I@>B>2*F@JL )CD2J1=GG*!J2C@ !,2,$"*A0$Q&*d*53'$30-)%"*_3B0$-13"-* A3--3"()??*A0$Q@*!,2,$"@*FK*9>6:9*#*69L*===ROO99 !,2,$"*A0$Q&*d*53'$30-)%"*_3B0$-13"-@*!,2,$"@*FK*9>6:9* F)Q3*H3$,23*69L*===ROO99*G6::> Mount Apatite Park is a 325-acre wooded park located in the western Se Ingersoll Arena is the home ice for Auburn Youth Hockey, portion of the city. Se park oOers a wide variety of recreational Edward Little High School, Leavitt Area High School, Gray-New opportunities not often found in municipal park settings. Gloucester/Poland High School, L/A Seniors Hockey and LA Edge Rock hounds have known about this area for over 150 years, Hockey. In addition to these primary uses, the arena meets the ice when the Vrst discoveries of gem-quality tourmaline were found needs of many other regional organizations and is programmed for there. Since then, the area has experienced a great deal of mineral public skating, shinny hockey, and Vgure skating. exploration, both commercial and amateur. Today amateurs may Sis season runs from early October to mid-August. To Vnd out still search the mine tailings for apatite, tourmaline, and quartz more about the best ice in town or to book some ice time, please specimens (special rules apply). Se park features approximately call. P $ four miles of trails for non-motorized uses such as hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Se Andy Valley 4=1>*P@GG2U[*)CA6 Sno Gypsies also maintain a snowmobile trailhead within the park, D%&-*V0??3.*5%0#@*!,2,$"@*FK*9>6:9*#*+%"")3*])"(**#*69L*LN>R:MO:* which links to miles of regional snowmobile trails. ;;;>2CDBGG*F@JLc+CB=C*&>J22>*(0GGU with its many upgrades annually, including more enhanced !,2,$"*A0$Q&*d*53'$30-)%"*_3B0$-13"-@*!,2,$"@*FK*9>6:9* facilities, slope space, and features in the Terrain Park. 50C)*X/0$10*#*69L*===ROO99 “Flexible Ticketing” has been an innovative trend at this local Pettengill Park, a centrally located 40-acre urban park, has become ski area. Lost Valley’s tried and true success has been built on the the focal point for recreation activities for thousands of Auburn large number of organized programs for juniors and adults, both residents. Facilities located within the Pettengill Park area include: daytime and evenings. Lost Valley’s 50 years of rich history in Hasty Community Center that serves as the ouces for the snowmaking allows 100% top to bottom snow coverage, whether department and includes a gymnasium, and a three-bay Parks mother nature assists or not. Here is a classic family ski area maintenance garage. Other amenities include: a baseball Veld; a oOering programs and facilities to make spending time as a family, lighted softball Veld; four basketball courts; a youth football Veld; or just spending time with friends safe, easy, and fun! two horseshoe pits; Vve playground areas; a multi-purpose building; Olympic skier, Julie Parisien has trained and created staung and a scenic Vshing pond; and is home to the Ingersoll Arena indoor programming for the dynamic Julie Parisien junior race program, ice facility. P which boasts success in its students’ achievements. Specials like our weekly “Teen Night” oOer aOordable skiing for the evening. 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Spring Meadows has a well-stocked pro shop, a 200 seat M>=*F0)"3*X-$33-@*A%?0"#*XB$)"(@*FK*9>6L>* +."#)*5%22)"&*#*69L*WWNR>=M:*#*;;; 5>>**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 !"%!"&'($)&#-&%'(+('(", ,O2*(J2@>*%0>H==J1 ON*Z0)0#*D0"3@*P,$"3$@*FK*9>6N6*#*F0$.*X3010"*#*69L*66>RL9O: "%,/& Se Great Outdoors is a family-run, private recreational function facility located on the northern end of Pleasant Pond, directly adjacent to restaurants, golVng, and a country club. Se 60-acre facility includes a lodge with a full-service kitchen, an inviting Veldstone Vreplace and stage, with seating for up to 300 people, picnic areas with grills, sports area- tennis, basketball, horseshoes, baseball, volleyball, large sandy beach and swimming area, and kayak and canoe rentals. Two, three and six, bedroom cottage rentals are available by the week, month or season from May through September. Se Great Outdoors can accommodate groups of up to 2,000 people for a limitless array of events, including weddings and receptions, family and class reunions, staO parties, corporate retreats, dances, graduation gatherings, summer day camp/day care access, and fund-raisers. ,O=JCAJ@D*"@>0J2*&@CA>0@JU 80-3&*-%*-/3*$)(/-*%4*-/3*'%$"3$*%4*c)(/?0"#*XB$)"(*5%0#*d*F%"-3??%* X-$33-@*0"#*0-*-/3*#30#*3"#*%4*K0&-*!C3",3*D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9* P%1*5%2,&-3??)*#*69L*LN=R6N=W*#*;;;<&-0"-%"2)$#'?,2<%$( Sorncrag Nature Sanctuary, the largest bird sanctuary in New England, is a 372-acre wildlife preserve located within the city limits of Lewiston. It is owned and managed by Stanton Bird Club. A half- mile hike to the top of the sanctuary is rewarded with a view, at the highest point in the city, of Mt. Washington, NH. Se sanctuary is open to anyone from dawn to dusk for birdwatching, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, picnicking, hiking, and many other activities. Trail maps are available at the gate kiosks. Dogs and other domestic pets are prohibited from Sorncrag Nature Sanctuary. P ,0JC2J*XBDOG@CH1*'=0C>JU*'G0W Z%$-/*A0$)&/*5%0#@*P,$"3$@*FK*#*83%$(3*+/)0&&%"*d*_0C3*J0""%--) 69L*66>RL9O9*#*;;;<-,$"3$/)(/?0"#&<'%1 Turner Highlands is an 18-hole course that is challenging, very well maintained, and has beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. It is open to the public with 9, and 18-hole rates. Reservations are recommended. Included is a well-stocked pro-shop, locker rooms with showers, a snack bar for a quick bite, a comfortable player’s lounge- and Fore Seasons Restaurant for dining, and functions. P $ -.'!*=R*!0W0JC542]B1>=C O6*P,$"3$*X-$33-@*!,2,$"@*FK*9>6:9*#*H$)0"*_,2%)&*#*69L*LWMR>9WM ;;;<0?.1'0<'%1 Besides program opportunities in child care, youth sports, aquatics, teen center programs, and day camping, the YMCA has a complete Vtness center including a swimming pool, basketball gym, teen center, and cafe. Se YMCA builds strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. P $ -V'!*=R*'2C>J@G*.@BC2 :=9*K0&-*!C3",3@*D3;)&-%"@*FK*9>6>9*#*A01*80??0"-*K_ 69L*LWMR>9M9*#*B(0??0"-e.;'010)"3<%$( Se YWCA oOers comprehensive Aquatics including a swim team, instruction, therapeutic, and recreational. We serve children from ages 1-5 in our day care program as well as before and after Kindergarten, and before and after school care. Se YWCA also oOers a summer camp. In addition, Intervention Services including adolescent counseling, teen parenting, and family mediation are oOered. Check them out! P $ ;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5>M [email protected] !!!"#$%&'()*+,-.'+,)"/01 5>O**7**53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69:: !"#$%&'%(()"*+%,"-.*+/0123$*%4*+%113$'3 23 @wsq '')%)&"& '9s' "!"#))% sqisq qis6wssiq ;;;<0"#$%&'%(()"'%,"-.<'%1 53&%,$'3*8,)#3*69::**7**5>L How soon would you like to start your commercial building project? How about today? 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