Lewiston, ME: Arson fires leave Somalis homeless

As if Lewiston doesn’t have enough problems, now they have 12-year-old arsonists!   See our archives on the changed city*, here. Here is the latest from the Associated Press at the San Francisco Chronicle: LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Another 12-year-old boy has been arrested on arson charges in a second major fire in Lewiston in less … Continue reading Lewiston, ME: Arson fires leave Somalis homeless

Lewiston, Maine Somalis here to stay, get used to it! Everything copacetic!

Bates College in Lewiston held an evening program on Monday to send the message that all was calm now in Lewiston, ME, that indeed the locals have gotten the message and are now accepting of the large Somali population growing in their midst. Maybe an occasional “micro-aggression” will occur, but for the most part, critics … Continue reading Lewiston, Maine Somalis here to stay, get used to it! Everything copacetic!

Lewiston: A Somali demonstration of five turns into 50 as the week goes on

Got Somalis?  Will this be your town in years to come? We reported, here, a couple of days ago that five demonstrators turned out to protest remarks made by the Mayor of Lewiston, Maine.   Not satisfied the Somalis gathered 50 for another demonstration yesterday to demand the Mayor resign over remarks they didn’t like. For … Continue reading Lewiston: A Somali demonstration of five turns into 50 as the week goes on

Lewiston, Maine’s Mayor in hot water over remarks about Somalis

Update September 28th:  Thanks to reader ‘riveratlantic’ for alerting us, but it seems that the Mayor is saying different things to different people, here. And, can you imagine it!  Lewiston, Maine is one of the Nation’s twenty five LEAST diverse cities, that in spite of the 6000 plus Somali refugees living there. So what did … Continue reading Lewiston, Maine’s Mayor in hot water over remarks about Somalis