Towns used to be able to keep revenue gained above and beyond what taxes the town was owed from tax-acquired properties but a recent Supreme Court ruled against that practice.
Kendra Caruso
Staff Writer
Kendra Caruso is the Auburn city reporter for the Sun Journal. After graduating from the University of Maine in 2019, she got her start in journalism at The Republican Journal in Belfast. She started working at the Sun Journal in 2023 writing about health and education. She has a passion for community reporting and keeping people informed on important happenings in their town.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Schools & Education
Chronic absenteeism rates at Maine schools remain high, state data shows
Students who miss two days or more of school during the first month have a higher risk of being chronically absent during the school year.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Several hundred more enrolled in Lewiston schools than last year
Former home-schooled students and those from asylum-seeker families signing up.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston still has large number of students missing required vaccinations
At the end of last week, more than 200 students enrolled at city schools still did not have all the vaccinations required for them to begin classes, according to officials.
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Lewiston students use art project to express interests and hardships
The art project was displayed at the library for a few weeks over the summer.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston students use art project to express interests and hardships
The art project was displayed at the library for a few weeks over the summer.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Turner property taxes to increase
The amount of funds the town must pay toward the school and county budgets increased this year.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Lewiston school officials hopeful for better transportation situation this year
The transportation director is asking that parents inform schools about specific addresses where their children will be picked up and dropped off.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Access to new Edward Little High School will be via Western Avenue only
Traffic to the school will flow in and out of one entrance, while three other routes will be closed until demolition of the old school is completed.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Turner board accepts Quimby hall paving bid
There are four marijuana store licenses available in town, which the town will select interested applicants through a lottery-like process.