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Two former mayors are hoping to get the Lewiston-Auburn Ballon Festival "off the ground.”

Divine Selengbe will succeed Melissa Hue, who left last year during a period of friction with the previous City Council.

The mayoral runoff election between Carl Sheline and Jon Connor is Tuesday. Both are campaigning on the ability to move the City Council away from the division that has marked the current term.

The mayoral runoff election between Carl Sheline and Jon Connor is Tuesday. Both are campaigning on the ability to move the City Council away from the division that has marked the current term.

A Charter Review Committee discussed Lewiston's runoff system and the possibility of using ranked choice voting in 2021, but ultimately did not recommend a change.

A Charter Review Committee discussed Lewiston's runoff system and the possibility of using ranked choice voting in 2021, but ultimately did not recommend a change.

Student safety is Beaudoin’s top priority.

Mayor Carl Sheline and Councilor Linda Scott announced the Advisory Committee on Community Safety last week.

Lewiston's mayor and a city councilor announced the advisory committee last week following public forums to field concerns and feedback from residents regarding recent violence in the city.

Scott, the Ward 1 councilor who is also the council's representative on the School Committee, posted a video over the weekend endorsing the candidacy of current Planning Board member Joshua Nagine.