The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Lisbon Shows Its Moxie With New Banners

32^nd Annual Moxie Festival July 11-13, 2014

Ross Cunningham, President of Positive Change Lisbon, and Gina Mason of the Moxie Committee show one of the 12 new Lisbon town banners purchased by these two volunteer civic organizations.

Lisbon shows its Moxie with new banners

May 29, 2014, Lisbon, Maine. Starting today, drivers will see Lisbon’s Moxie when new town banners proclaiming: “Lisbon Home of the Moxie Festival” replace some of the “Welcome to Lisbon” banners. These 12 new banners are a joint effort of the Moxie Festival Committee and Positive Change Lisbon.

“These two awesome civic-minded organizations are putting Lisbon on the map as a great place to live, work, or start a business. The Moxie Festival is a truly unique Maine event and Lisbon is a quintessential Maine town,” said Tracey Steuber, Town of Lisbon Director of Economic and Community Development.

Selma Basic, Marketing Officer for Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union, designed the banner.

According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, an estimated 50,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival which will take place July 11-13, 2014. The Town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

Since 1982, The Moxie Festival http://moxiefestival.com/ in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The Festival now includes a Friday night Recipe Contest, fireworks; a Saturday parade, Moxie Day 5K Race, Moxie Bike Rally, Chug-n-Challenge, Moxie Concert in the Park, Moxie Vintage Base Ball Game, and Family Fun Fair; and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race, Moxie Car Show and much more! Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005. Like the Moxie Festival on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moxie-Festival/178761148986950

Positive Change Lisbon http://www.positivechangelisbon.org/index.html is an organization of business owners, citizens, and government officials who work together to make Lisbon a more attractive place to live, have fun, and to conduct business. Like Positive Change Lisbon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveChangeLisbon