With winter at hand, officials Tuesday packed up several makeshift memorials before ice and plows could destroy them. The items will be incorporated into an exhibit at the Maine Museum of Innovation, Learning and Labor in Lewiston.
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Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund administrators to gather public input at Wednesday town hall
Draft protocol will be finalized after public comment period ends; payout of funds expected early 2024.
Auburn council passes watershed ordinance changes
Councilors approved the ordinance rezoning some 60 acres off Gracelawn Road, updated septic design standards and an increase in minimum lot size for developments in the watershed.
Lewiston School Committee reallocates funds for cameras, sensors in schools
The cameras and sensors will help school staff better monitor student activity for safety.
Lewiston Public Library to host dinner, talk, musical performance for healing
Lewiston Public Library will welcome community members Tuesday to a dinner, talk and musical performance by Pihcintu Multinational Children’s Chorus. The event is geared toward the healing and sense of community in the aftermath of the Oct. 25 mass shooting.
Photo Album: Auburn firefighters deliver Christmas presents to over 120 children
When the program started, firefighters shopped for the presents. But they realized they were terrible shoppers. Their wives do the shopping now.
Auburn School Committee to discuss future of Walton School
Some members of the Walton School neighborhood and parents of students at the school do not want to see the school closed.
Auburn’s winter parking ban ends at noon Monday
Lewiston’s and Auburn’s winter parking bans begin at 9 p.m. Sunday. Lewiston’s ban ends at 6 a.m. Monday and Auburn’s at noon.
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Dec. 4 AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the council chamber at Auburn Hall. TUESDAY, Dec. 5 LEWISTON — City Council workshop and meeting, 6 p.m. in the council chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6 AUBURN — School Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in the council chamber at Auburn Hall. […]
State-champion Lewiston boys soccer team honored at New England Patriots game
The invitation to Foxborough included a private meeting with Patriots owner Robert Kraft, on-field access before the game and a chance to ring the bell atop the new, 218-foot Gillette Stadium Lighthouse.