Auburn man waits for the bus in a snowstorm Friday afternoon.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Maine may benefit from a warming Arctic, Angus King says
Maine’s junior senator said new shipping lanes opening in the north may boost the state’s three major ports as trade routes change.
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Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Video: Mask-wearing objections raised at Androscoggin County Commission meeting
Despite the science showing that masks help prevent the transmission of the coronavirus, a group of people spoke against mask-wearing mandates at an Androscoggin County Commission meeting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Judge allows release of 11-year-old Auburn girl accused of stabbing father
The girl will be allowed to stay with a relative if she abides by a safety plan that includes house confinement.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Maskless presence prompts sheriff to skip future public meetings with Androscoggin commissioners
Eric Samson said he will participate only via Zoom to protect himself and staff from exposure to COVID-19.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
St. Mary’s doles out hundreds of doses of the vaccine to members of the public Thursday
‘Wild horses couldn’t have kept me away,’ said one vaccine recipient, who was among the 400 people that got shots on Thursday.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston and Auburn at odds again with new complaint over city water rates
Auburn customers want to see cost-sharing based on water usage, not the 50/50 split that the cities currently share.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston Big Brothers Big Sisters go big at Super Bowl
Photo cutouts of Connors Elementary School students displayed in stands during Sunday’s game in Tampa, Florida.
Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn
Sunday River Resort in Newry has eight new COVID-19 cases
The ski area’s new cases were confirmed by the Maine CDC, following a similar outbreak in December that included 31 cases. Schooner Memory Care in Auburn also has five COVID-19 cases.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
‘Cowards’: Anti-maskers berate Androscoggin commissioners who vote to postpone action on resolution
The 4-3 vote postpones a decision on a statement rejecting Gov. Janet Mills’ order to halt spread of COVID-19.