MONDAY, Dec. 20 AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall, the first meeting for the newly inaugurated City Council. TUESDAY, Dec. 21 LEWISTON-AUBURN — L-A 911 Committee meeting, 8 a.m. via Zoom. AUBURN — Conservation Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in the community room at Auburn Hall. […]
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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Darlene Conant and ‘Salt & Light’ look to establish Auburn community center
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Lewiston’s 72-unit Continental Mill housing project gets key funding
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Lewiston looking to update riverfront redevelopment plan
City officials are looking for a plan that can tie together an expanded riverwalk, new development and an enhanced Simard-Payne Memorial Park along the Androscoggin River.
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Auburn inauguration: Mayor Levesque continues focus on making ‘housing more attainable’
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Lewiston could soon have 6 more public art installations
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Auburn adopts updated comprehensive plan, with housing in mind
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New Lewiston police headquarters could be at Bates Mill complex
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Auburn City Council indefinitely postpones vote on strip zone expansion
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