Officials shared details this week on four options with cost estimates between $36 million and $47 million.
Andrew Rice
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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.
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Auburn council tables vote on Hammond Lumber zone change
The Planning Board had recently recommended against the rezoning request.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, June 6 LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the Public Works conference room. LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Connors Elementary School, 400 Bartlett St. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. TUESDAY, June 7 LEWISTON — City Council workshop and […]
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MaineHousing report says rental assistance fraud in Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford counties has been low
LEWISTON — The number of emergency rental assistance applications reported as fraudulent in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties was low, according to a MaineHousing report. Of the 351 cases reviewed through April 1, 22 allegations of fraud were made by Western Maine Community Action, which administers applications in Franklin County, and 13 by Community Concepts for Androscoggin and […]
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Video: Lewiston shelter committee to hold public listening sessions
The sessions Mondays, June 6 and 13, will inform the committee’s forthcoming report on reducing homelessness to the City Council.
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Lewiston and Auburn to honor John Jenkins with bridge dedication, celebration of life
A year and a half after his death, a bridge dedication and public celebration of life will be held to honor John Jenkins, the beloved former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn.
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Lewiston school officials dispel threat rumors
Lewiston’s superintendent of schools said there is no threat to Lewiston Middle School after a parent raised alarm Thursday.
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Lewiston to seek alternatives for public restroom
Elected officials said the price for a standalone unit is too high.
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Auburn Ethics Panel finds Planning Board member did not have ‘actual’ conflict of interest
The advisory opinion, issued by the three-member panel May 17, lays out a series of recommendations for officials to consider, including a better mechanism for officials to “identify potentially conflicting relationships.”
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Lewiston City Council tension rises with more accusations of political maneuvering
A rift between members of the City Council continued this week, with councilors previously criticized for unethical behavior accusing Mayor Carl Sheline of forcing out a member of the Planning Board.