An influx of high-needs students from downtown Lewiston has isolated Montello Elementary over the years. Staff say it has created an unsafe environment for teachers and students alike.
Lewiston-Auburn
News and information from Lewiston and Auburn from the Sun Journal.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Androscoggin County commissioners approve budget, but see trouble ahead
The county had to cover a $300,000 deficit in the jail budget, but Commissioner Garret Mason warns not to expect the state to help with additional funding for the jail.
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Photo Album: FEZtival of Trees shines in Lewiston
The annual event continues next week, except Thanksgiving Day.
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Police investigate early morning crash on Maine Turnpike in Auburn
A box truck rolled over a guardrail and then slid down an embankment in the three-vehicle pileup shortly after midnight Friday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man sentenced to life in prison for Poland double murders
Aaron Aldrich was found guilty in September in the shooting deaths of a Massachusetts man and a Lewiston teenager found in a Poland home Feb. 20, 2023.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Oxford Hills
No injuries reported in Harrison house fire Thursday
Firefighters from multiple towns responded to the blaze at 54 Temple St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools & Education
Auburn approves new ed tech, secretaries contract
Auburn School Committee ratified a three-year deal between the district and about a hundred of its staff, which outlines 3% raises for each year, plus new paid lunch breaks, a 3-day bereavement leave and other improved benefits.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
2024 election results offer mixed picture but perhaps big changes, experts from Bates College say
Two Bates College professors offered their views on what to make of this month’s election during Thursday’s Great Falls Forum.
