Hundreds quickly turned into nearly 3,000 attendees at Festival Plaza for New Year’s Auburn. Food, beer, music, company and fireworks were among the highlights of the evening as partiers resolved to have fun ushering in 2023.
Androscoggin County
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Two join Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee
LEWISTON — Charles Nero and Melissa Hue are the newest members of the Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee. The foundation’s county committees are made up of community members who live or work in the county and serve as local ambassadors for the foundation, sharing their knowledge and providing on-the-ground local leadership. The committee’s volunteer […]
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Do you have COVID regrets?
“I have no regrets” has always been a popular notion for optimists, but three years of living through a pandemic can bring out the pessimism in anyone. That is, some of us may have made a decision or three during the throes of the pandemic that seemed like a good idea at the time, but […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Season’s first big storm causes car wrecks all over the place; power outages expected
The storm is expected to grind on all weekend, and into Monday in some areas.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Androscoggin County seeks help from PR firm
The commission chairman said they wanted a little help with messaging and questions from the media.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, News
Homeless in Maine: Record-setting estimates come as winter’s bite threatens the vulnerable
Escalating costs for housing, food and fuel have officials especially concerned as cold weather sets in and as estimates grow for people unable to find stable housing.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they’re seeing can’t keep up with the systemic problems.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2022, Franklin, Local & State, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
McLean wins DA race for tri-county area
The Republican says the race for top prosecutor transcended politics.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Andrew Lewis is lone challenger to win seat on Androscoggin Commission
The Auburn Democrat narrowly defeated political veteran John Michael, who was seeking a second term.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Plourde wins race for commissioner in Androscoggin County
AUBURN — Edouard Plourde of Lewiston retained his District 1 seat on the Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday in a special election to fill the final two years of a four-year term. District 1 includes much of downtown Lewiston. Plourde finished with 2,395 votes, while Republican challenger Bret Martel had 1,511. Plourde, 70, was appointed […]