The former councilor and co-owner of Valley View Farm in Auburn has taken issue with Levesque’s leadership style.
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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 eyeing Court Street traffic improvements
The study will look at pedestrian improvements and other changes at Lewiston-Auburn’s major thoroughfare.
Construction on Portland Pie in Lewiston to begin in August
After a two-year struggle, the developer closed on the property Monday.
Auburn city manager: Ag zone survey should be reviewed
His comments come in contrast to Mayor Jason Levesque, who on Friday said, “Auburn is not a petri dish that Bates College can conduct social experiments in.”
Officials: Lewiston-Auburn housing market tight as Portland asylum seekers relocate
LEWISTON — As a deadline approaches to find permanent housing for asylum seekers staying at an emergency shelter in Portland, officials in the Twin Cities say a tight rental market will make it difficult for many to relocate here. Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett said the city has not seen many requests for housing for […]
Lewiston hosting lunch — and dance — at Kennedy Park
The event Friday will feature a Bates Dance Festival performance and food trucks.
School Committee races take shape in Lewiston, Auburn
Nomination papers have been taken out for many seats, but there are also noticeable holes remaining.
Mennealy seeking re-election to Auburn School Committee
AUBURN — Robert Mennealy has announced he will seek re-election to the Ward 1 School Committee seat. According to a recent announcement, Mennealy grew up in Lewiston and was a member of a championship ski team there in 1967, but has lived in Auburn since 1988, having served three terms as a city councilor. He […]
Donovan announces candidacy for Lewiston School Committee
LEWISTON — Ryan Donovan announced a campaign for Lewiston School Committee in Ward 7. “I am Lewiston born and raised and have a deeply-seated passion for education,” he said in a recent campaign announcement. “After I graduated from Lewiston High School in 2015, I found myself wondering what I could do to give back. I […]
Lewiston rolling out a trash and image campaign
The campaign comes prior to the city beginning an “enhanced enforcement effort” of its city ordinances related to trash.