1929 – 2013 VOORHEES, N.J. — Florence B. (nee Cummings) Vanaman, 84, of Mt. Laurel, N.J., died Tuesday, Nov. 19. She was born in Auburn on April 30, 1929, the daughter of George W. Cummings and Florence M. Johnson, and was raised in Auburn. Florence raised her family in Mount Laurel, N.J. She was an […]
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Ariana Elizabeth Beaumier
2013 – 2013 AUBURN — Ariana Elizabeth Beaumier, 6 mos., of Auburn, was delivered into heaven in the loving arms of her parents in Hospice House in Auburn on Monday, Nov. 18. After struggling with Leigh’s Syndrome, she passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus. Ariana was born on April, 24, 2013, the daughter of […]
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Grange donates to PAL
A $100 donation was recently presented to the Auburn Police Activities League by Danville Junction Grange to be used for the Auburn Youth Center. Pictured making the presentation is Maynard Chapman of Danville Junction Grange to Officer Tom Poulin of the Auburn Police Department. The donation was part of the proceeds from the chicken barbecue […]
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Auburn clubhouse serves early Thanksgiving
AUBURN — Maine wild blueberry barbecue fried turkey was this year’s “experimental flavor” at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, Auburn/Lewiston Clubhouse. It was one of nine flavors on tap at the annual Turkey Fry. For as long as anybody can remember, there has always been a Thanksgiving dinner at the club. […]
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Five generations in Beaumier/Miller family
Ariana Beaumier, 6 months, is the youngest member of this five generation photo taken recently at the Hospice House in Auburn. Pictured with Ariana are, from left, Robert Beaumier of Auburn, grandfather; Rena Miller of Gorham, great-great-grandmother; Benjamin Beaumier of Auburn, father; and Shirley Beaumier of Gorham, great-grandmother. Ariana, who is also the daughter of […]
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Auburn man arrested in connection with a sexual assault in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — A man wanted on sexual assault charges was arrested at his Auburn residence on Monday night, police said. Donald Cass, 58, was taken into custody without incident, according to Westbrook police Capt. Tom Roth. Roth said Cass is accused of three counts of gross sexual assault, all of which occurred in Westbrook over […]
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Maine business leaders: State needs to amp up efforts, attract 65,000 workers by 2020
AUBURN — Repeatedly calling it ambitious but essential, business leaders unveiled a report Tuesday morning showing how they hope to lure 65,000 more workers into Maine jobs by 2020. If nothing is done, the state is on track to lose 20,000 workers by the end of the decade, said Dana Connors, president of the Maine […]
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Auburn moving Christmas tree into place Thursday
AUBURN — City public works crews are warning drivers they’ll be moving the city’s Christmas tree into place at Festival Plaza on Thursday. This year’s tree was donated by Brenda Farrar. Crews will cut it down at its Fletcher Road location and begin moving it to Merrow Road, to Hotel Road and up through Poland […]
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New federal grant will ‘transform’ IT learning at community colleges
AUBURN — As he was shown Monday how Central Maine Community College students use technology to learn law enforcement, auto mechanics and precision machine tools, U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said he liked what he saw. He was impressed with how students are learning and the college’s 95 percent job placement. Michaud was at CMCC to […]
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Auburn student wins third place in national essay contest
AUBURN — Seven score and 10 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln stood on a raised wooden platform in the newly established Soldiers’ National Cemetery just outside Gettysburg and delivered a 272-word address on human equality. In that address, the president asked that, in honor of “the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here,”the […]