Board: Lewiston City Council Met: Tuesday, Nov. 9 Sewer claims Issue: A heavy July rainstorm in 2009 flooded several streets around Bates College. The city began an appeals process in March 2010 for residents whose homes were damaged but who had been denied claims by the city’s insurance company. The Scoop: That appeals process essentially […]

LEWISTON — Councilors made poverty one of their top items of interest for the next three to five years with the adoption of a new strategic plan Tuesday night. Councilors adopted the plan Tuesday with eight priority items: innovative service delivery, neighborhood identity, safety, riverfront development, economic growth, sustainability, civic engagement and collaboration and poverty. […]

LEWISTON — Councilors on Tuesday refused to overturn a Finance Committee decision to reject bids to fix the roof of Bates Mill No. 5. The Finance Committee split on a vote Monday to approve $9,885 to Above and Beyond Roofing of Lewiston. The city had estimated the work, repairing damage made to the roof in a […]

AUBURN — The Twin Cities won’t combine efforts looking for new trash collecting and hauling services next year. The solid waste contracts for both cities expire in June 2011, and both plan on going out to bid to find new contractors this month. But while Lewiston will consider the costs of expanding collections beyond the […]

Nov. 8-12 Auburn Work location: Begins: Done by: Status: Pleasant Street, Court to Hampshire Ongoing Friday One way Miami Avenue, at Washington North and South Ongoing Friday Delays Old Danville Road, Moose Brook to city line Ongoing November Detour Main Street, Academy to bridge Ongoing November Delays Hotel Road at Youngs Corner Ongoing November One […]