LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice has set the dates for its largest fundraising event of the year, The Hospice House 5K and Remembrance Walk. The events will take place on May 3, starting at the Franklin County Court House on Main Street in Farmington, and on May 17, starting at Central Maine Community […]
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Brakey wants income tax break for Maine Turnpike commuters
AUGUSTA — Fed up with paying Maine Turnpike tolls? So is state Sen. Eric Brakey, and he’s only been commuting to Augusta for a month now. Brakey, an Auburn Republican, along with a bipartisan group of supporters, including state Rep. Jared Golden, D-Lewiston, is hoping to sell the Legislature on state income tax credit for […]
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Well Done – Students honored for college achievements
FRANKLIN, Mass. — Vincent Ratsavong of Turner and Brandi Lavigne of Greene have earned dean’s list status for the fall 2014 semester at Dean College. — GREENVILLE, S.C. — The following Bob Jones University students were included on the president’s list for grades achieved during the fall 2014 semester. To qualify, students must earn a […]
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Hebron Middle School fall honor roll
HEBRON — Hebron Middle School announces the honor roll for the fall trimester. Highest honors (A- or higher): Alaina Bonis (Hebron), Samantha Gumprecht (Auburn) and Madeline Williams (Mason Township). High Honors (B+ or higher): Leah Bonis (Hebron), Ellena Frumiento (Auburn), Dylan Greenberg (Mason Township), Ashley Herrick (Sebago), Sophie List (Bethel), Charlie Morton (South Paris), Clara […]
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Auburn native kicks up, off her 3.9-inch heels
Auburn native Amanda Chasse Flower was pulled aside on the first day of her first professional job after graduating from the University of Maine. Sorry, she was told, Abercrombie & Fitch dress casual wasn’t going to cut it. After that she spent years and thousands of dollars building up a professional wardrobe, only to have […]
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Androscoggin County Republican Committee to meet Monday
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, in the Community Room on the second floor at Auburn Hall, 60 Court St.
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Auburn council votes to allow beer at proposed country concert
AUBURN — Monday’s liquor license approval guarantees that a midsummer country music festival is coming to the Twin Cities, according to promoters. Auburn city councilors voted Monday to let promoters Mike Shea and Dean Staffieri serve alcohol in a roped-off area at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport. The promoters plan to bring a “Class A” country […]
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Auburn’s Formed Fiber Technologies cited for federal safety violations
AUBURN — The U.S. Labor Department has cited Formed Fiber Technologies for seven violations of workplace safety standards and is proposing more than $100,000 in fines. According to a statement from the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday morning, the Auburn plant has been exposing employees to “the risk of lacerations, crushed fingers, […]
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Radio Shack, Deb closing Maine stores; Auburn, Oxford locations prepare to shutter
AUBURN — Electronics retailer Radio Shack announced it will sell up to 2,400 stores — 13 of them in Maine, including Auburn and Oxford. In an Associated Press story Monday, the one-time electronic gadget giant founded in 1921 is said to have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is liquidating many of its stores. […]