Lewiston: Flags to be lowered

Flags throughout Lewiston will be lowered in honor of former state Sen. Georgette Berube all day today.

Berube died last week after a long illness. She was 77.

Gov. John Baldacci ordered that the U.S. and state flags around Lewiston be flown at half staff in honor of Berube’s funeral, scheduled for today.

Berube, a Democrat and Franco-American, represented Lewiston in the state Legislature from 1970 to 2000.

– Scott Taylor
Lewiston: Block grant meeting

City development officials will release a draft of their Community Development Block Grant plan to the public at a special hearing today.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Lewiston City Council Chambers.

The plan, part of the process required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, spells out how the city plans to use block grant money for the next five years.

Community Development Director Jim Andrews said the plan has to be submitted to HUD by May 15. Members of the public have 30 days to read the plan and respond to city officials. The plan is scheduled to go before the Lewiston City Council in March.

– Scott Taylor
Auburn: Goals session delayed

Auburn Mayor Normand Guay gave city councilors one more week to work on their goals for the coming year.

Councilors were scheduled to discuss their goals Tuesday night during a special work session. City Manager Pat Finnigan said she hadn’t received responses from all of the councilors, however, and needed more time to read through the ones she did have.

Guay suggested councilors postpone the discussion until the March 7 meeting, and councilors agreed.

– Scott Taylor
Durham: Absentee ballots available

Absentee ballots for the April 1 municipal election will be available at the town clerk’s office beginning Tuesday, March 1.

For further information, people may call Town Clerk Shannon Plourde at 353-2561, extension 2.

– Connie Footman