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Androscoggin County eyes sale of former Subaru site once planned for sheriff’s office

Commissioners want to determine if the county can keep the proceeds of a sale and use it for a new sheriff’s office elsewhere.

New owners plan to stay the course with Chinese, Japanese and Thai offerings.

The drinking water for Lewiston-Auburn is exceedingly clean. Keeping it that way takes focus, speakers said at a conference Tuesday.

The group will include several towns along an old rail line with the purpose of maintaining the rail corridor as a recreational trail.

Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.

The city will raise $63.8 million through property taxes, an increase of about $5.6 million.

The bike rider ran into the back of a stopped van and was seriously hurt.

An increasing number of students are qualifying for special education, putting pressure on school districts and their budgets.

There were tough trade-offs when it came to this year’s city budget, with councilors managing to keep the tax levy from increasing more than 10%.

Councilors to vote on proposal, which is 4.4% higher than the current spending plan, on Monday.