AUBURN — A public hearing will be held next month to amend the Androscoggin County Charter to prevent commissioners from increasing their salaries without approval of the Budget Committee. Commissioners unanimously approved a motion by Randall Greenwood to schedule a hearing for Wednesday, May 6, on a proposed amendment that would insert a sentence into […]
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#AuburnForum: Students will tweet from Community Conversations
AUBURN — Auburn Middle School students will tweet about the proposed city and school budgets during the Community Conversations public forum at the school cafeteria Thursday, April 16. To follow the tweets, the hashtag is #auburnforum. The students’ tweeting “gives it an extra dimension,” Superintendent Katy Grondin said. “People who follow Twitter and can’t be there, […]
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Auburn man charged in connection with 2000 sex assault
GARDINER— A former Gardiner man charged with sexually assaulting a child 15 years ago is heading to court. Police say 55-year-old Benjamin Thomas Brazier, now of Auburn, is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday following his arrest Monday on a charge of gross sexual assault. He is being held on $25,000 cash bail. […]
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Gary K. Price
1923 – 2015 WALES — The Rev. Dr. Gary Kilmer Price, 92, a resident of Witherell Road, Wales, died Friday, April 10, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born March 28, 1923, in Swarthmore, Pa., the son of William S. and Ethal M. (Kilmer) Price. He was educated in the grammar schools of […]
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Cayer asks for more agreeable shared agency budget discussions
LEWISTON — The Twin Cities could agree more when it comes to funding cross-city agencies, City Councilor Mark Cayer said Tuesday. Lewiston councilors were reviewing budgets for shared agencies — Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communications Center, the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, Great Falls TV and Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee — at their budget workshop discussion. All told, those three […]
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Emerge Film Festival celebrates sequel, looks ahead to Part 3
AUBURN — Australian filmmakers Jim Lounsbury and Sam Eather arrived at the Portland Jetport in a snowstorm April 8, without a jacket, wearing flip flops — and no luggage. But they were in good hands. A representative from the Emerge Film Festival was waiting for them at the airport to attend to their needs. In […]
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Malcolm D. Toothaker
1919 – 2015 PORTLAND — Malcolm “Macky” Durwood Toothaker of Portland and formerly of Avon, passed away on Monday, April 13. He was 96 years of age and having a wonderful life, “a gentle man known by his gentle deeds.” Born in East Madrid on April 9, 1919, to Fred and Angie (Pease) Toothaker, he […]
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Germaine F. Galipeau
1921 – 2015 LEWISTON — Germaine F. Galipeau, 93, a resident of 200 Stetson Road, Auburn, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion Sunday evening, April 12, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Lewiston, Sept. 19, 1921, the daughter of Cyrille and Roseanne (Gauthier) Ferland. Germaine resided in Lewiston […]
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Auburn councilors sticking to 1.8 percent budget increase
AUBURN — Councilors said Monday they were sticking to an across-the-board 1.8 percent budget increase Monday night, urging cuts to agencies they share with the City of Lewiston. Councilors on Monday reviewed budgets for the Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communications Center, the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, Great Falls TV, Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee and Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. Combined, […]
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Artist: Painting ‘Americans Who Tell the Truth’ portraits leads to lessons
AUBURN – Robert Shetterly told Auburn Middle School students Monday that he paints American history by creating portraits of individuals, many he initially knew nothing about. The Maine artist famous for his portrait series, “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” spoke to students who’ve been using them to learn about courage, democracy and change. Since 2001, […]