All proceeds from the new event will benefit the Dempsey Center.
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.
Auburn City Manager Peter Crichton announces retirement
Crichton will be replaced by Assistant City Manager Phil Crowell on July 1.
Great Falls Forum will focus on Auburn’s agricultural zone
Thursday’s speaker will be Bates College professor Francis Eanes, whose 2019 research into the future of Auburn’s agricultural zone became controversial among city officials.
Lewiston City Council to vote on funding revaluation, Bates Mill cleanup
The City Council will vote Tuesday on next year’s Capital Improvement Plan, after the Finance Committee and Planning Board had their say on the $27 million plan.
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 17 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Presidents Day, public schools and government offices are closed. TUESDAY, Feb. 18 AUBURN — Auburn Public Library board of trustees, 7:30 a.m. at the library conference room, 49 Spring St. AUBURN — Auburn Sewer District trustees, 4 p.m. at 268 Court St. AUBURN — Conservation Commission, 6 p.m. in the […]
Lewiston City Council mulls redevelopment pitches for Martel School
Officials will decide Tuesday between three redevelopment proposals for the former elementary school.
Redevelopment could be in store for Beech Street ‘pump house’
If a sale moves forward, 49 Beech St. in Lewiston would be the fourth property in the Simard-Payne Memorial Park area to be slated for redevelopment.
Officials still assessing water damage at Lewiston City Hall
A frozen water pipe burst at City Hall over the weekend, flooding offices below.
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 10 AUBURN — City Council tour and workshop, 5 p.m. at Auburn Hall. Councilors will tour all Fire Department stations beginning at 5 p.m., followed by a Fire Department orientation at Auburn Hall. A workshop discussion on the Strategic Plan will follow. LEWISTON — Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room […]
Fate of Lewiston’s Martel School will be decided this month
The city has received three redevelopment offers for the former elementary school, which closed last year.