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Sex offender notification

Sex offender notification The following person meets Auburn Police Department’s policy on community notification. Offender’s name: Dean Stubbs Age: 63 Street address: 1788 Minot Ave., Auburn Conviction: Two counts, gross sexual misconduct Convicted: 1987 Record location: Penobscot County Superior Court Registrant type: Lifetime registrant Offender’s name: Jason Hursty Age: 42 Street address: 98 Monroe St., […]

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Gingerbread houses, flash mob at the Auburn Public Library

Visitors to the Auburn Public Library Saturday morning were treated to an unexpected “flash mob” as members of the Auburn Chorale came out between the stacks of books singing Christmas carols.  Many who were coming and going to one of the two gingerbread house workshops were treated to the sounds of the holidays.

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Hornets buzz past Blazers

“I like the way we finished in the third period,” Leavitt head coach Joe Hutchinson said. “I wasn’t too happy with the first period, I thought we were out flat. We didn’t have an determination of will in that first period.” It was a tough start for the Hornets as Westbrook scored on the first […]

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Drug agent hailed as lifesaver

AUBURN — A local drug agent is credited with coming to the aid of a woman who collapsed this week while serving on the Androscoggin County grand jury. Witnesses say longtime policeman Tom Slivinski rushed to the rescue when the woman suffered a life-threatening cardiac incident at the county courthouse. The woman is expected to […]

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911 transcript reveals slaying suspect admitted to strangling Husson student

BANGOR — The local man accused of killing a 21-year-old Husson University student called 911 after the woman’s death on Nov. 18 and told the dispatcher he had “lost it” and “strangled my ex-girlfriend,” according to a transcript of the call. “What happened there?” the Bangor dispatcher asks. “Ah … pretty much lost it I […]

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Cuddle Drive collects stuff animals to comfort patients

AUBURN — To help comfort hospital patients, Auburn students collected hundreds of stuffed animals at schools throughout the city Friday. Friday was the first of two collection days in the Cuddle Drive. The second will be Dec. 13, Auburn Middle School math teacher Doug Dumont said. By the time the drive is over, he expects […]

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Students honored at College for ME luncheon

AUBURN — City councilor, founder of the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival and L-A Magazine publisher Joshua Shea is going to college. He made the announcement Friday during the eighth annual College for ME-Androscoggin awards luncheon, which was held to honor students who pursue higher education and those who help them along the way. Shea gave […]

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Auburn teen charged with firing at school bus

AUBURN — A day after a school bus was struck by a shot from a BB gun, police arrested a local teenager and a man they say tried to interfere with the arrest. A 15-year-old Auburn boy was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. Police said it was the teenager who fired a […]

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Tri-County Mental Health Services presents awards, elects board at annual meeting

AUBURN — More than 150 people attended the Annual Meeting for Tri-County Mental Health Services on Oct. 15. The event featured an address by Benjamin Boone, author of “Minority of Mind,” a memoir of his battle for mental health, and “Experiments in Imagination,” a guide to finding joy and recovery when living with mental illness. […]