AUBURN — The city has partnered with the Lewiston-Auburn Community Forest Board for May’s Storywalk displays, which celebrate Maine’s Arbor Week, scheduled for May 17-21. This month’s displays showcase pictures and education on a variety of tree-related projects, all funded through grants from Project Canopy (USDA/Maine Forest Service) and TD Bank. The Community Forest Board […]
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Memorial Day ceremony set for Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston on May 29
DEAR SUN SPOTS: In this uncertain COVID-19 time, is there going to be a Memorial Day Parade in the Twin Cities? Also, have there been enough names collected to add a new memorial stone at Veterans Memorial Park, and if so, when will that be dedicated? — No Name, Lewiston ANSWER: I called Jerry Dewitt, […]
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Sports Digest: No American man in top 30 since men’s tennis started rankings in 1973
Taylor Fritz, currently the highest-ranked man from the United States, slid one place to No. 31 on Monday after a first-round loss at last week’s Madrid Masters.
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NBA roundup: Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old triple-double record
Russell Westbrook completed his 182nd triple-double with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists, but also missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer
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NFL notebook: Tim Tebow to sign with Jaguars as a tight end, not a QB
According to reports, the 33-year-old Tebow is returning to the NFL after four years of playing pro baseball and will be reunited with his college coach, Urban Meyer.
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Auburn Savings Bank hires Cara Hingey
AUBURN — Auburn Savings Bank has hired Cara Hingey as vice president and loan officer. Hingey will join the loan department of the community bank, helping customers navigate the process of mortgage and consumer lending. Hingey graduated with an associate degree in business from Central Maine Community College in Auburn. She’s enrolled at Saint Joseph’s […]
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Consolidated Communications gives grant to Lewiston Public Schools
LEWISTON — Consolidated Communications awarded a $2,500 grant to Lewiston Public Schools through its Consolidated Connects Educational Grant Program to eight K-12 schools in support of innovative, technology-focused learning programs. The funds are going to computer science for Lewiston programming and were part of $20,000 awarded to initiatives supporting creative student learning and innovative technologies. […]
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Local roundup: Travis Caron shoots Oak Hill/Monmouth/Lisbon to boys lacrosse win
Poland baseball, Oxford Hills softball roll to victories on a day when other contests were much closer.
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Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch promotes Matthew Shaw
AUBURN — The Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch has named Matthew Shaw as the new director of sales and marketing. Shaw will lead all strategic sales and marketing endeavors while supporting the 138-room hotel’s mission to provide outstanding service to guests. He started with the hotel in 2013 in the banquets and catering department and […]
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Maine Source Homes & Realty hires Brian Gleason
AUBURN — Maine Source Homes & Realty has hired Brian Gleason, previously of Tim Dunham Realty in Topsham, as a Realtor. A longtime resident of Auburn who lives there with his wife, Kayla, Gleason graduated from Edward Little High School and from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, where he earned an Associate of Science degree […]