Police, gun safety proponents and a whole lot of people who remember the horrors of Jasper Smith’s shooting death in May don’t want to see such a tragedy again.
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See SpongeBob in Auburn, the ’60s in Greene, gospel in Farmington | Get out!
Things to do this week in the area.
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Community, Maine police come together for National Night Out
Maine police departments hosted the National Night Out, a nationwide campaign to connect police and the community.
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Auburn finds compromise on building permit fees, balancing budget
Officials argued that the small increase to building permit fees would help offset staff costs while still remaining far below permitting costs in other cities, keeping any effects on development to a minimum.
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Franco Center seeking Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival volunteers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We’re asking readers to please volunteer at the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival with the Franco Center either in our cookie booth or in our parking lot. The Franco Center will be at the hot air balloon festival on Aug. 15-17 selling delicious cookies to raise funds for our programs — and we need […]
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Why Lewiston is updating property values, and what it means for tax bills
New assessments will be used in tax bills for fiscal 2027, which will be sent out a year from now in August 2026.
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Rumford YMCA day camp serves up life lessons and fun in its first year
Field trips to the YMCA of Lewiston-Auburn and mornings at Inland Woods + Trails have packed campers’ days.
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Make your voice heard in Lewiston-Auburn | Letter
In Lewiston-Auburn, people driving across the Veterans Memorial at noon on Saturdays, or driving down Lisbon Street in Lewiston near Dufresne Plaza at noon on Tuesdays, will have noticed protesters with signs. We are standing in the hot sun demanding due process for all, standing in support of lawfulness, the Constitution and its Bill of […]
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Augusta council considers boosting pay by as much as double
Stipends for city councilors and the mayor were last increased in 2008.
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The missing bells of Lewiston and Auburn
The largest bell in New England is among the Twin Cities’ bells whose fates are unknown.