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Read Article LEWISTON — A final list of recommendations from the city’s Equity and Diversity Committee asks the city to add a new human resources position, increase community engagement and community policing efforts, and improve services for vulnerable populations. The 12-member committee unanimously adopted the recommendations Wednesday, capping several months of work that began with the formation of the committee in July. The list of roughly a dozen recommendations will go to the City Council next month for consideration, along with additional information from city staff on potential ...

Read Article LEWISTON — An independent analysis of the Fire Department suggests a series of changes, including modernizing its administrative and promotional structure, expanding training and addressing a less-than-ideal dispatch call time. The 134-page report, presented to the City Council on Tuesday, lists 37 recommendations that could bring sweeping changes to the department if implemented. At its core, the report suggests that the department shift from an “industrial model” of management, with a rigid chain of command, to a “high-performance” organization that better utilizes y...

Read Article Dignitaries participate in a ceremony in October to officially kick off construction of Central Maine Health Care’s Cancer Care Center at High and Main streets in Lewiston. This week, city officials said the project is among $300 million in new economic development in 2020. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON — The value of projects either approved or in the development pipeline this year stands at more than $300 million, officials said at a City Council workshop this week. Nearly two-thirds of the value, however, is tied to a $200 million converter station for Central Ma...