Despite the unanimous vote, some councilors had reservations over the need to address the events of Jan. 6 on the local level.
Andrew Rice
Staff Writer
Andrew Rice is a staff writer at the Press Herald covering the city of Portland. He's been working in journalism since 2012, joining the Sun Journal in 2017, then the Press Herald in 2026. He lives in Portland with his wife, two daughters and two dogs. In his spare time, he plays guitar in a Portland-based rock band and listens to hockey podcasts. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
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Video: Auburn mayor calls for dramatic ramp-up of housing development
In his biennual “State of the City” address, Jason Levesque said there’s room for 2,000 new single-family homes.
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Lewiston council to vote on resolution condemning U.S. Capitol attack
Councilor Alicia Rea said she introduced the resolution as a way to advocate for “the sanctity of elections” and the local clerks that make voting accessible.
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Kudos: Lewiston Youth Council opens up about pandemic isolation
A new photo series from the group of Lewiston high school students hopes to bring awareness to the mental health of young people during the pandemic.
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Leslie Hill: The context of ‘freedom’ has shifted since the 1960s
Leslie Hill, the now-retired professor emerita of politics at Bates College in Lewiston, saw Dr. King speak when she was 13. She spoke to the Sun Journal about what the climax to King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech meant, and its reverberations today.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 18 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Martin Luther King Jr. Day, municipal offices and schools closed. TUESDAY, Jan. 19 AUBURN — Auburn Public Library board of trustees meeting, 7:30 a.m. at the library conference room, 49 Spring St. AUBURN — Auburn Sewer District trustees meeting, 4 p.m. via Zoom. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, […]
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Long dormant Auburn Enterprise Center could soon see development
City staff said details are being finalized on a project that would relocate manufacturer PackGen to the Auburn Enterprise Center, an industrial park developed by the city in 2013.
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Lewiston capital improvement plan calls for $23M in projects
The annual spending plan is normally whittled down to the most pressing needs during budget negotiations.
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Lewiston Planning Board approves converter station for New England Clean Energy Connect
The $200 million facility is considered a vital component of the controversial project.
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Lewiston schools working with St. Mary’s on COVID-19 testing program
The initiative is an attempt to get students back in the classroom after being forced to go remote since the start of the year.