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Smelly Lake Auburn algae puts city water in a pickle

AUBURN — Drinking water in the Twin Cities is safe despite a peculiar cucumber smell caused by a golden-brown algae bloom, according to water quality officials. John Storer, superintendent of the Auburn Water District, said the smell is caused an algae bloom in Lake Auburn, a cold water strain of the algae synura. The drinking […]

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Auburn police investigate burglaries

AUBURN — Police are investigating a string of daytime burglaries in South Auburn in the past week. Seven homes have been broken into, police said, with jewelry and electronics as the main targets for the thieves. Police said the burglaries have taken place when people are not home, with suspects forcing their way through locked […]

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Newbury Street shooting leads to drug charges

AUBURN — A local man was behind bars on drug charges Thursday night after his apartment on Newbury Street was hit by at least a dozen bullets Wednesday night. Police arrested 26-year-old Gary Wallace, who police say had been living in the first-floor apartment at 14 Newbury St. that was struck by gunfire at about […]

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Man who rammed police cruiser to remain in prison

AUBURN — A Lisbon man who rammed a police cruiser with a dump truck in 2008 will remain in prison. Maine’s highest court upheld his conviction for attempted murder. Prosecutors said that on Sept. 15 of that year, Bartolo Ford fled from Auburn police when they tried to stop his vehicle to question him about […]

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Auburn mayor has a new vision for Edward Little

AUBURN — Mayor Jonathan LaBonte wants to create a program at Edward Little High School in which students could earn associate degrees. With the construction of a new Edward Little High School on hold, waiting for state funding, LaBonte said Thursday that the city has “time to really think big.” A task force will be […]