The School Committee will need to remove items from the budget or raise taxes to make up for the $5.3 million shortfall present in the proposal.
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Franco Fridays: Wartime romance, 1943
Franco Fridays is a recurring feature offering a photo from the Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College in Lewiston.
Lewiston man gets 2 years for assaulting woman with gun
A judge sentenced Deon I. Sands after a plea agreement was reached.
Lewiston council blocks mayor’s Planning Board appointment using recent charter change
Leigh Albert’s nomination was voted down, allowing councilors to fill the position after 60 days.
Transient to serve 3 years for store robberies, vows to kick drug habit
Shawn M. Small told the judge he’d been addicted to opioids since age 12.
Four more teens charged in beating at Lewiston apartment complex
In all, five people have been arrested, including a 15-year-old who was charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
Auburn school budget proposal would increase property tax rate by 58 cents
About 60% of the increase is linked to the new Edward Little High School.
New regulations on Lewiston marijuana businesses take effect March 31
Expanded buffers will limit where new businesses can open and make several nonconforming.
War of information: Young students learn about Ukraine
Auburn second-graders engaged in conversation about social media platforms and the war between Ukraine and Russia.