AUBURN — It’s easy to think of the candles and bagpipes, prayers and flowers as mere ritual and routine. Then people start talking — memories are shared and condolences offered — and it becomes something greater. “It’s so nice,” Cherrie Bonney said. “It’s just nice to know that people don’t forget.” Bonney is the widow […]

AUBURN — Forty-five inmates recently did cleanup work at seven Auburn schools, saving an estimated $22,343 in labor costs, according to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department. The work was part of the department’s Alternative Sentencing Program, according to a written statement from Chief Deputy William Gagne. It was done by 45 men and women who […]

AUBURN — Crews from the Auburn Water District will close the intersection of Broad and South Main streets Wednesday night into Thursday morning to replace a water main.  District engineer Sid Hazelton said the aging pipe needs to be replaced before a city paving project scheduled this summer. The intersection will be closed from 7 […]

AUBURN — Crews building the Twin Cities part of Central Maine Power’s $1.4 billion line upgrade want to set up their work site at Auburn’s Intermodal facility. The Hawkeye Elecnor Group wants to pay the city $10,200 to rent staging space at the South Auburn site for the next six months. They’ll use it to […]