MONDAY LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Public Works conference room. TUESDAY LEWISTON — City Council workshop, 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY AUBURN — Auburn Housing Authority board of commissioners meeting, 7:30 a.m. at the main office at 20 Great Falls Plaza.
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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Lewiston Housing may buy Ramada Hotel for transitional housing project
Lewiston Housing has a purchase and sale agreement with the hotel’s owner and would turn the hotel into transitional housing with the help of state grant funding.
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Lewiston limiting public access to turf fields
The city’s artificial turf fields will only be available to the public by reservation after school and city officials said vandalism has continued to cause headaches and increased costs.
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Lewiston council denies license for Park Street shelter proposal
In a 5-2 vote, councilors said a lack of funding cast doubt on the shelter operators’ ability to meet the requirements of the license they were seeking.
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Auburn council to discuss eminent domain process
While a specific property has not been identified, Mayor Jason Levesque said earlier this year that the city should take “derelict” properties by eminent domain, including The Barn at 67 Minot Ave.
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It’s too late: Lewiston to hold hearing on homeless shelter but there’s no funding to back it
Lewiston will miss out on $3.7 million in state funding for a temporary shelter due to a city licensing process that took longer than expected.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, June 19 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Municipal offices are closed in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday. TUESDAY, June 20 AUBURN — Auburn Sewer District trustees meeting, 4 p.m. at 268 Court St. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. LEWISTON — City Council workshop and meeting, 6 […]
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Upcoming election begins shift to staggered terms in Lewiston
The November municipal election will mark the first to create staggered terms, where some seats, including mayor, will be three-year terms.
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Lewiston touts new zoning rules aimed at spurring development
Mayor Carl Sheline said the recent changes send ‘a clear message to the state that Lewiston is open for business.’
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Army National Guard prepping new ball field complex in Auburn
“They are working on a community outreach project that will impact Auburn youth for generations,” Auburn officials said.