The Rollodrome has been a family operation since its beginning. According to the business’s website, the building started out as “Fortin Bowlodrome” in 1947 offering state-of-the-art bowling with automatic pin setting. It began its long history as a mecca for roller skating when Alice Mailhot, her son Donald Larrivee, his wife, Pauline, and other family […]
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A home at the ‘Drome — Memories were made, lives changed at Auburn’s Rollodrome
Readers reminisce about how they rolled at the iconic skating rink, which is up for sale. ‘Everyone looked forward to going to the Rollodrome. It was a part of life.’
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Mark LaFlamme: Talk of the town — Fancy knots, underwater ghosts and my bathing habits
Don’t get yourself in a twist So, for the past week or so, I’ve been reacquainting myself with all the useful knots I used to know. I’m talking Tautline, Bowline and Buntline hitches tied in every single thing in my house that resembles rope, up to and including extension cords, spaghetti strands and my wife’s […]
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Women in Small Business: Kathie Leonard created her own career ladder at Auburn Manufacturing
Entrepreneur co-founded a manufacturing company at a time when women owned only 4% of U.S. businesses.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Oct. 3 LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at The Green Ladle, 156 East Ave. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. TUESDAY, Oct. 4 LEWISTON — City Council workshop and meeting, 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 […]
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10-year-old boy rides outside of Auburn school bus while stuck in the doors
The child held onto the outside of the bus as it was driven a short distance before stopping.
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Big win at The Big E: Turner teen and her calf bring home awards
Sydney Bullard and her red and white Holstein clean up at Massachusetts exposition.
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Lake Auburn commission conducting its own review of proposed watershed changes
LAWPC has hired a consultant to conduct a peer review of data the city has used to formulate recent proposals, including updates to the septic design standard in the watershed.
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Lewiston police cruiser damaged in crash with parked car
The officer, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital for evaluation and released later Friday. No one else was injured.