Androscoggin Pomona to meet AUBURN — Androscoggin Pomona No. 1 will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Danville Junction Grange No. 65, on Grange Street in Danville. There will be New Year’s and Legislative program. A 50/50 raffle will be held along with the attendance drawing. A supper at 6:30 p.m. will cost $5, and […]
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BCS: Florida State has final say
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jameis Winston threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left and No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn 34-31 to win the last BCS national championship game on Monday night. Winston struggled much of the night but was near perfect when the Seminoles (14-0) needed it […]
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Falcon Shoe in Auburn sold to Globe Manufacturing
AUBURN — A New Hampshire company that contracts Falcon Performance Footwear to manufacture high-tech firefighters’ boots has now purchased the Auburn company. Globe Manufacturing Company, based in Pittsfield, has had an ongoing business partnership with Falcon since 2006 and purchased Falcon on Jan. 1. Globe announced the purchased of its “sister company” on Jan. 6. […]
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Auburn City Council cancels Monday’s meeting due to storm
AUBURN — City Council business scheduled for Monday night has been pushed back a week. Monday’s workshop and regular meeting were postponed due to the Monday’s rain and expected cold temperatures into Tuesday. Topics that had been scheduled included workshop discussions about block grant money and fees charged for construction that digs up city streets. […]
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Turner Street closed due to water
AUBURN — Police closed Turner Street Monday morning to all traffic from Plummer Street to Mayfield Road due to high water in the roadway. Motorists are advised to find alternate routes in traveling in that area and to drive safely and avoid any standing water with their vehicles, if possible.
Posted inObituaries
Mary Patricia Jean
1929 – 2014 NASHUA, N.H. — Mary Patricia “Pat” Jean, 84, of Nashua, N.H., died at Kindred Healthcare Greenbriar on Wednesday, Jan. 1, surrounded by members of her family. She was born on Jan. 17, 1929, in Auburn, a daughter of the late Martin F. and Louise (Small) Keenan. She was the widow of Roland […]
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Four generations in Mahon-Caron family
Gerald J. Mahon Sr., 92, recently flew to Maine to visit his son, Guy, of Auburn, granddaughter Michelle of Windham, and to celebrate the first birthday of his great-grandson, Max. Mahon is a World War II veteran who lives in Baltimore. From left are Guy Mahon, Michelle Mahon-Caron, Maxwell Caron and Gerald Mahon Sr.
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Councilors want to focus on education, development, communication in 2014
AUBURN — The City Council’s work list for 2014 should focus on economic development, education and promoting communication, councilors said Thursday. Those were the top focus areas in a goal-setting workshop Thursday in Auburn Hall. Councilors sat around tables in the middle of their chambers, surrounded by city department heads. The meeting was a good […]
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Hercules blasts Maine with snow, frigid temps
LEWISTON — Happy new year to us all. The first business day of 2014 was a whopper, with all-day snow and unutterable cold — and forecasters say it will get worse before it gets better. By midday Thursday, temperatures across the region struggled to get up to zero. By nightfall, it was minus six in […]
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Auburn Council planning workshop on despite storm
AUBURN — A special City Council planning session is still on despite Thursday’s snow but it will prompt a move across the hall. City Councilors are scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Auburn Hall for an orientation and goal setting discussion. The first 55 minutes of the meeting are scheduled to be refreshers […]