Todd Whitcomb and Jolene Girouard given ‘Extra Mile’ awards by the city of Auburn this month for their years of volunteerism.
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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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Nov. 22 LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the administrator’s conference room, City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the council chamber, City Hall. TUESDAY, Nov. 23 AUBURN — Auburn Housing Authority board of commissioners meeting, 7:30 a.m. at the main office, 20 Great Falls Plaza. THURSDAY, Nov. 25 […]
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Lewiston to resettle a number of Afghan refugee families
Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services will begin resettling between 50-100 Afghan refugees next week. The agency has been collecting donated items.
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Lewiston program looks to help people traverse ‘panicked’ housing market
‘Renter 2 Owner’ offers a first-time homebuyer course that covers budgeting, financing and mortgages, and home maintenance and repair.
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Lewiston amends agreement with housing developer after construction delays
The Residence at Great Falls, on Avon Street, was originally slated for completion in the spring of 2022. Construction hasn’t started yet.
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Lewiston adds Juneteenth as legal holiday for city government
The holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, was made a federal holiday earlier this year.
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Lewiston swears in new public safety chiefs
The new police and fire chiefs complete a multi-position shift at City Hall that began with the resignations of the top two administrators.
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Auburn council sets vote on expanding ‘strip’ zoning
The issue, aimed at providing more buildable area for residential development where allowed, could be decided by the next City Council.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Nov. 15 AUBURN — American Rescue Plan Act Committee meeting, 4 p.m. in the community room at Auburn Hall. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. TUESDAY, Nov. 16 AUBURN — Auburn Public Library board of trustees meeting, 7:30 a.m. in the library conference room. […]
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Auburn council to mull hazard bonuses for police and fire personnel
The $1,500 per person would come from federal coronavirus relief funds.