Lewiston-Auburn
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Lewiston committee recommends increase in shelter beds, accessibility
LEWISTON — A report from the ad hoc shelter committee says Lewiston-Auburn needs more than 180 new shelter beds in order to address the extent of the homelessness problem in the area. The release of the report coincides with a city effort to draft an ordinance regulating shelters, with officials looking to adopt the ordinance […]
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‘Building strong women on and off the field’: Antoine Tolton’s Wolfpack softball team
Maine Wolfpack Softball, founded by Antoine Tolton, is a travel softball team for those 12 years old and younger. Tolton’s main goal is to “build strong women who believe that they can do anything they want, as long as they apply themselves and always give 100%.”
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Maine’s largest RV & camping show to keep returning to Auburn
The 18th annual show was hosted by the arena back in April, after a two-year hiatus during the pandemic. Prior to 2018, the show had always been held in Portland.
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Photo Album: Yard sale at the Foss Mansion
The Women’s Literary Union will hold its second yard sale of the summer Saturday. Proceeds support scholarships and upkeep to the Foss Mansion at 19 Elm St., Auburn.
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Sam’s Italian Foods is now employee-owned
All 13 shops in Maine have transitioned from private ownership.
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COVID-19 outbreak at Schooner Estates under control, administrator says
A total of eight residents and staff members tested positive for the virus earlier this month, according to an administrator for the Auburn senior living community.
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Auburn City Council creates new zoning after bid to postpone fails
Petitioners argued Monday that the alternative zoning was created with limited public engagement to “undermine” a potential referendum.
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Poly Labs hits the ground running
Facing permanent closure in the midst of a pandemic, a company is reborn.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man charged with murder of Massachusetts man
The shooting death of John Paquin, 20, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was ruled a homicide.