AUBURN — The West Auburn Congregational Church will hold its annual Christmas Pageant at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, at the church, 811 West Auburn Road. It will be a multi-generational performance with a real baby playing the part of Jesus. Whitney and Chuck Buker will be Mary and Joseph and their son, Ford, […]
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Charities in need this Christmas
AUBURN — Envoy Holly Johnson wanted to add more names to the Angel tree in the Auburn Mall, each a boy or girl with wishes like Legos and Barbies, and couldn’t. It was too full of lingering wishes. With 12 days before Christmas, the Lewiston chapter of the Salvation Army is 1,000 gifts short. “We […]
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Albert A. Dionne
1917 – 2013 AUBURN — Albert A. Dionne, 96, formerly of 96 Pond Road, Lewiston, passed away peacefully at Bolster Heights in Auburn on Tuesday, Dec. 10. He was born in Lewiston on Nov. 19, 1917, son of the late Ludger and Irene Turcotte Dionne. He served in the Army during World War II from […]
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Donatien H. Dutil
1922 – 2013 AUBURN — Donatien H. Dutil, 91, formerly of Lewiston, died early Wednesday morning, Dec. 11, at Clover Manor Health Care Facility with his loving family by his side following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 21, 1922, the son of the late Lucien and Adrienne (Pare) Dutil and […]
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Free yoga at Dempsey LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing will offer a free yoga workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. “Restorative Yoga: Relax and Renew” will take place from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St. Yoga instructor Tish Caldwell will […]
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Auburn lawmaker draws fire for comments about truck drivers
The Maine Republican Party on Wednesday released an email in which State Rep. Brian Bolduc, D-Auburn, railed against noisy trucks and questioned the intelligence of truck drivers. “… one look at them and you can see they probably dont (sic) have a whole hell of allot (sic) of brains in their heads,” Bolduc wrote in […]
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Andover wreck remains under investigation
ANDOVER — An Auburn man remained hospitalized Wednesday nearly two weeks after a pickup truck slid off Roxbury Pond Road, injuring five. Nicholas Allen, 28, remained at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where he was listed in good condition. Police said Allen suffered broken bones and other injuries in the Nov. 30 wreck. Maine […]
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Report makes case against Citylink’s low floor buses
LEWISTON — A new Citylink report makes the case that buses in the fleet, purchased with federal money, may not be the best fit for Maine’s climate. “Those buses are classified as 12-year buses, but we can show that their actual life is much shorter than that, especially here,” said Phil Nadeau, chairman of the […]
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Andover wreck remains under investigation
ANDOVER — An Auburn man remained hospitalized Wednesday nearly two weeks after a pickup truck slid off Roxbury Pond Road, injuring five. Nicholas Allen, 28, remained at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where he was listed in good condition. Police said Allen suffered broken bones and other injuries in the Nov. 30 wreck. Maine […]
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Elsie A. Barlow
1917 – 2013 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elsie Barlow, 96, formerly of Auburn, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 6, after a brief illness. She was born in Cambridge, Md., on April 25, 1917, the eldest child of Julia (Stocker) and Emile Bottcher. She will be remembered for her generous spirit, ready smile and infectious laughter. […]