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<title>Lewiston Publick: Weekly digest</title><link>https://lewiston-me.publick.org/digest/</link><description>Each week, Lewiston's public meetings coming up, and what was decided at the meetings whose minutes were posted the week before.</description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:55:30 -0400</lastBuildDate>
<item><title>Week of October 19, 2026</title><link>https://lewiston-me.publick.org/digest/2026-10-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lewiston-me.publick.org/digest/2026-10-19/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><description>&lt;div style="font-family:Public Sans,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:#1b1f24;max-width:640px;"&gt;
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      &lt;div style="font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;Weekly digest · Week of October 19, 2026&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:18px 0 0;font-size:17px;"&gt;4 meetings this week. Minutes from 1 meeting, with what it decided.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0 0 4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#545c65;font-style:italic;"&gt;The line under a meeting is an AI summary of its agenda. Check the agenda before relying on it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:22px 0 2px;padding-bottom:4px;border-bottom:1px solid #d6dbe1;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b7582e;"&gt;Monday, October 19, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:12px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-10-19-finance-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;Finance Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · 5:30 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;"&gt;Finance Committee to award bids for a pickup truck, a trailer, lead abatement at 6 Davis Street, and a water meter purchase waiver. &lt;span style="font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;(Partly checked against the city's PDF)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:12px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-10-19-school-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;School Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · 5:30 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;"&gt;School Committee to review field trip requests, policy updates, and hold disciplinary hearings for two students. &lt;span style="font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;(Checked against the city's PDF)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:12px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-10-19-public-art-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;Public Art Committee Regular&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · 6:00 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;No agenda posted yet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:22px 0 2px;padding-bottom:4px;border-bottom:1px solid #d6dbe1;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b7582e;"&gt;Tuesday, October 20, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:12px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-10-20-city-council/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;City Council Workshop &amp;amp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · 6:30 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;"&gt;Public hearings on mobile home lot rent regulation, solid waste curbside collection for mixed-use properties, and special amusement permit approvals. &lt;span style="font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;(Checked against the city's PDF)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;margin:32px 0 6px;font-size:22px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;color:#003b51;"&gt;Minutes posted&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0 0 4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#545c65;font-style:italic;"&gt;What each meeting decided is written by AI from its minutes. Check the minutes before relying on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:18px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-10-05-school-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;School Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · Oct 5, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the updated procedural rules, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1lXtnl_h0Ja-JqcS4_KRX-74pv7bREwV2.pdf#page=3&amp;amp;search=VOTED%3A%20%281%29%20Motion%20to%20approve%20the%20updated%20procedural&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 3 of the minutes"&gt;p. 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the second read of policy BDB - School Committee Officers, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1lXtnl_h0Ja-JqcS4_KRX-74pv7bREwV2.pdf#page=3&amp;amp;search=VOTED%3A%20%282%29%20Motion%20to%20approve%20the%202nd%20read&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 3 of the minutes"&gt;p. 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the General Government contract from 7/2026-6/2029, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1lXtnl_h0Ja-JqcS4_KRX-74pv7bREwV2.pdf#page=4&amp;amp;search=VOTED%3A%20%284%29%20Motion%20to%20approve%20the%20General%20Government&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 4 of the minutes"&gt;p. 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;Checked against the city's PDF&lt;/p&gt;
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<item><title>Week of October 12, 2026</title><link>https://lewiston-me.publick.org/digest/2026-10-12/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lewiston-me.publick.org/digest/2026-10-12/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:30:00 -0400</pubDate><description>&lt;div style="font-family:Public Sans,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:#1b1f24;max-width:640px;"&gt;
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      &lt;div style="font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;Weekly digest · Week of October 12, 2026&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:18px 0 0;font-size:17px;"&gt;1 meeting this week. Minutes from 3 meetings, with what they decided.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;margin:32px 0 6px;font-size:22px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;color:#003b51;"&gt;Meetings&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:22px 0 2px;padding-bottom:4px;border-bottom:1px solid #d6dbe1;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b7582e;"&gt;Monday, October 12, 2026&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:12px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-10-12-public-art-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;Public Art Committee (PAC)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · 6:00 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;No agenda posted yet&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,serif;margin:32px 0 6px;font-size:22px;line-height:1.25;font-weight:700;color:#003b51;"&gt;Minutes posted&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:0 0 4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#545c65;font-style:italic;"&gt;What each meeting decided is written by AI from its minutes. Check the minutes before relying on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:18px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-09-14-school-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;School Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · Sep 14, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the pilot of the Lewiston Community Coach Corps with funding, 6-2. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1wJYHlwf3yRyrsd0pWooOZ7M7d0AKI_mi.pdf#page=7&amp;amp;search=Motion%20to%20approve%20the%20pilot%20of%20the%20Lewiston&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 7 of the minutes"&gt;p. 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the first read of seven policies (BDA, BE, EBCA, EBCF, JJIF, JLF, JLF-E) with edits, 8-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1wJYHlwf3yRyrsd0pWooOZ7M7d0AKI_mi.pdf#page=7&amp;amp;search=Motion%20to%20approve%20the%201st%20read%20of%20the&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 7 of the minutes"&gt;p. 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;Checked against the city's PDF&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:18px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-09-15-city-council/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;City Council&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · Sep 15, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved transfer of forfeiture funds from two court cases to the City of Lewiston Drug Enforcement Program account, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=7017#page=2&amp;amp;search=the%20City%20Council%20hereby%20acknowledges%20and%20approves%20the&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 2 of the minutes"&gt;p. 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the disposition of 159 Pine Street to Ferdus Awali for &lt;strong&gt;$29,900&lt;/strong&gt;, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=7017#page=3&amp;amp;search=Whereas%2C%20Ferdus%20Awali%20offered%20%2429%2C900%20for%20159%20Pine&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 3 of the minutes"&gt;p. 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Granted a Special Amusement Permit for Live Entertainment to Gridiron Restaurant, 1567 Lisbon Street, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=7017#page=3&amp;amp;search=To%20grant%20a%20Special%20Amusement%20Permit%20for%20Live&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 3 of the minutes"&gt;p. 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Granted an Automobile Graveyard/Junkyard permit to Grimmel Industries, 50 River Road, with conditions, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=7017#page=4&amp;amp;search=To%20grant%20an%20Automobile%20Graveyard%2FJunkyard%20permit%20to%20Grimmel&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 4 of the minutes"&gt;p. 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Granted an Automobile Graveyard/Junkyard permit to ReSource Waste Services of Lewiston, LLC, 38 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, with conditions, 6-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=7017#page=4&amp;amp;search=To%20grant%20an%20Automobile%20Graveyard%2FJunkyard%20permit%20to%20ReSource&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 4 of the minutes"&gt;p. 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;Checked against the city's PDF&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-09-15-city-council/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#064a76;"&gt;9 more decisions on the meeting's page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin:18px 0 0;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://lewiston-me.publick.org/meetings/2026-09-21-school-committee/?ref=digest-email" style="color:#003b51;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;"&gt;School Committee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#545c65;"&gt; · Sep 21, 2026&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the second read of seven School Committee policies with two edits, 9-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1UuuFiSlte4D1e77yP7K-CyazeBdw_37r.pdf#page=3&amp;amp;search=Motion%20to%20approve%20the%202nd%20read%20of%20the&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 3 of the minutes"&gt;p. 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Approved the first read of policy BDB – School Committee Officers, 9-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1UuuFiSlte4D1e77yP7K-CyazeBdw_37r.pdf#page=3&amp;amp;search=Motion%20to%20approve%20the%201st%20read%20of%20the&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 3 of the minutes"&gt;p. 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li style="margin:3px 0;"&gt;Voted to expel Student A until a parent is available, 9-0. &lt;a class="cite" href="https://files.publick.org/lewiston-me/minutes/1UuuFiSlte4D1e77yP7K-CyazeBdw_37r.pdf#page=4&amp;amp;search=Motion%20to%20expel%20until%20parent%20is%20available.%20%28M.W.%29&amp;amp;phrase=true" style="color:#064a76;font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;" aria-label="page 4 of the minutes"&gt;p. 4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p style="margin:2px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#545c65;"&gt;Checked against the city's PDF&lt;/p&gt;
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