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26 Count on it
Practices from Lewiston and
Auburn are among Maine's
largest accounting firms.
18 Bethel goes big
The western Maine town of
Bethel is betting big on
being a year-round outdoors
destination.
A 10-foot high bronze statue of Muhammad
Ali outside Bates Mill No. 5. in Lewiston.
The statue, by Philadelphia-based artist
Zenos Frudakis, commemorates Ali's first-
round knockout of Sonny Liston at what
was then the Central Maine Youth Center
in Lewiston on May 25, 1965. It was
unveiled on May 31, 2025.
Despite escalating costs,
development continues
as L/A addresses
housing shortage
B y T i n a F i s c h e r
Lewiston
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Auburn
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