The college currently owns and pays taxes on 60 houses and apartment buildings around the campus — as part of its plan to secure a long-term and expandable future for itself.
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rescuers pull boy from Androscoggin River in Auburn
[MORE COVERAGE: Search for 5-year-old boy to resume Thursday morning | Locals bring flowers to Bonney Park and talk about safety] AUBURN — A 9-year-old boy was in critical condition after being pulled from the Androscoggin River on Tuesday evening, while the search for his 5-year-old brother who also fell into the river was suspended until daylight Wednesday, […]
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Bates claims seventh straight President’s Cup Regatta
Bates College hosted the 22nd President’s Cup regatta at the school’s boathouse along the Androscoggin River in Greene on Sunday Morning. The women’s 8 teams, above, dominated in their races against rivals Bowdoin and Colby. The Bates team won seven of 10 races Sunday to clinch the President’s Cup for the seventh consecutive year. Visit […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Third man charged in Lewiston-Auburn February drug bust
PORTLAND — An Auburn man was arrested Monday in connection with a Feb. 27 multi-agency, multi-location federal drug bust in Lewiston and Auburn. Tyler Poland, 31, of Auburn is the third man charged in connection with the bust. The others are Brian Bilodeau of Auburn and Richard Daniels of Lewiston. According to a written statement […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, SJVarsity, Varsity Maine
Edward Little survives Lewiston in AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinals (WITH VIDEO)
AUBURN — Victoria Harris and Lewiston pushed Edward Little to the absolute limit, but the Red Eddies made one more play than their rivals down the stretch to win 49-48 in a Class AA North girls’ basketball quarterfinal Wednesday night. Hannah Chaput’s layup gave third-seeded Edward Little the one-point lead with 13 seconds left. “I […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Developers hope to attract restaurant, brewery to former Lewiston firehouse
LEWISTON — After saving it from demolition last summer and arranging to buy it from the city for $1, a pair of Portland-based developers are hoping to see the long-shuttered Lincoln Street firehouse open for business later this year. Kara Wilbur and Paul Peck want to attract a restaurant or brewery and renovate the second […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
State gets OK for regional center; could help Auburn medical tourism project
The state is moving forward with development of a regional center to connect foreign investors to projects in Maine, such as a proposed $40 million Chinese medical tourism facility in Auburn. Under a federal visa program, projects get financial backing and foreign investors get visas to live in the United States and, eventually, green cards […]
Posted inBethel, Maine
Cold-weather workers: Hydrate and wear layers
“I always say there’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Dec. 29, 2017: Accident on the Lown Peace Bridge in Lewiston
A Toyota Corolla became hung up on the steel structure of the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge between Lewiston and Auburn on Friday morning. Police said Tammy Hood, 47, of Lewiston, had been driving across the bridge shortly before 11 a.m. when she lost control of the car and crashed into the supports. Damage to the […]
Posted inMaine
Maine’s outside workers shrug off frigid temperatures
LEWISTON — Delivery man Scott Biron didn’t mind being outside so much on Wednesday. It was being inside that made him uncomfortable. “It’s actually worse,” the UPS driver from Litchfield said, “when I go into someplace warm and have to stay there for a little bit. I’m dressed for the outdoors. I’ve got extra layers […]