AUBURN — There will be no trash collections Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, according to the city’s schedule. Instead, the usual Wednesday collections will be done Saturday, Dec. 28, and Wednesday, Jan. 8, respectively. Residents who would normally have recycling collections on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will have to wait until a […]
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Ice storm expected to continue Monday
It’s not the big ice storm of 1998 that crippled much of the state, but the National Weather Service considers the storm that hit over the weekend “a long-duration event” that will cause icing into Monday. Although this particular storm didn’t pack the same punch as ’98, Marine said, “any ice storm is bad,” and […]
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Former church burns in Auburn
AUBURN — Firefighters from half a dozen towns battled a blaze on Penley Corner Road on Friday as a former church went up in flames. The first calls came in at about 6:30 p.m., with witnesses reporting the building was completely engulfed in flames. “It was quite the glow in the sky,” one fire official […]
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Auburn man pardoned
AUBURN — A story that ran on Page B5 Friday should have named Derek Laliberte as the Auburn man who was pardoned by Barack Obama. It was a reporting error.
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Auburn woman struggles as MaineCare ride problems continue
Laurie Thomas had to see her doctor. The 51-year-old diabetic and recent amputee was battling an infection on one foot and was concerned about a cut on her other leg. She had regular medical appointments and her doctor was taking care of her. She just had to get to him. So earlier this week she […]
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Boy Scouts offer to pick up trees for $5
AUBURN — Boy Scouts Troop 121 will hold their second annual Christmas tree recycling program. Last year the troop picked up about 80 trees in Auburn and made a little over $600 in donations. This year the troop will recycle trees in Lewiston as well. Participants pre-pay $5 and the Scouts will pick up trees […]
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Helen (Stark) Caron
1924 – 2013 DANVERS, Mass. — Helen (Stark) Caron, 89, of Danvers, Mass., and formerly of Auburn, died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Brentwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Danvers, where she had been lovingly cared for during the past five months. She was born on Oct. 10, 1924, in Belleville, […]
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Citylink delays upset Auburn mayor
AUBURN — Cold weather delays of the Twin Cities’ Citylink bus system Tuesday are the last straw, according to Mayor Jonathan LaBonte. “If you ask commercial trucking companies and other bus fleet managers, they find ways to make sure their fleets don’t freeze up,” LaBonte said. “I get very frustrated with mismanagement and issues that […]
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Make-A-Wish: Auburn boy receives pirate ship tree house
AUBURN — Every wish that Make-A-Wish Maine grants to a child with a life-threatening illness takes a lot of planning, dedicated volunteers and a little bit of magic. But some wishes also involve a crane and pirates. On Nov. 23, a special wish was granted to a young boy from Auburn. Owen Winslow, 7, has […]