AUBURN — Katy Grondin has submitted her resignation as superintendent of Auburn Schools, effective at the end of the school year in June 2020. An Edward Little graduate, Grondin has worked in the Auburn School Department for more than 31-years. She has served as superintendent since 2011 and was presently in negotiations to extend her […]
2019
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Sears to close 96 more stores, none in Maine
The shutdown will leave only 182 Sears stores nationwide.
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What makes Thanksgiving Thanksgiving to you?
Is it a special food you make? Or one you hope will be on the table Thanksgiving day? Is it going hunting, or enjoying the harvest of an earlier hunt? Is it watching the Macy’s Day Parade on TV or family games you play? Is it the volunteering you do for — or on — […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
This year’s Lewiston mayoral campaigns ran with less funding than in 2017 and 2015
Mayor-elect Mark Cayer earned donations from fellow candidates for office and former Mayor Robert Macdonald.
Posted inNation / World
U.S. officials identify ‘strong culprit’ in vaping illnesses
Vitamin E acetate was found in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country, the CDC says.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Maine
Reopening Saddleback will bring more than skiing back to Rangeley area
A range of emotions in Rangeley — “I think everybody around here is very excited,” “I don’t think they want to celebrate until that line is signed” — around the new Saddleback Mountain sale announcement.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Winners Circle OTB moving into Marco’s Restaurant in the next four weeks
Winners Circle Off-Track Betting is moving into Marco’s Restaurant. Marco’s co-owner Duane Arnold said a month ago that was the hoped-for plan after Legends Bar & Grill moved into the OTB’s building at 4 Mollison Way in Lewiston. The Italian eatery received a city permit in October for a $20,000 project putting up five walls […]
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Cape Elizabeth to appeal ruling on suspension of student who posted notes saying ‘there’s a rapist’
Aela Mansmann and her mother are challenging her suspension for posting a sticky note in a school bathroom that said, ‘There’s a rapist in the school and you know who it is.’
Posted inBoys Basketball, Community Sports, Girls Basketball
Jake Lord Play It Safe Games will be held on Nov. 29
JAY — The Jake Lord Play It Safe Foundation will host its eighth annual basketball fundraiser at Spruce Mountain High School on Friday, Nov. 29. Spruce Mountain’s varsity basketball teams will compete in a preseason exhibition games against Mt. View, Buckfield and Leavitt. The girls games begin at 12:45 p.m. with Spruce Mountain taking on […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
New Lewiston housing project at Blake and Pine streets is a go
The Lewiston Planning Board unanimously approved the development review and subdivision plan for 35 apartment units at 111 Blake St. and 82 Pine St. at its meeting last week, according to City Planner Doug Greene. “We are targeting spring of next year (to break ground),” said Catherine Elliott, a development officer with Avesta Housing, which […]