AUBURN — Melinda Small woke to the sound of bones breaking. Her husband, Dan Small, had a grand mal seizure in the middle of the night that swelled his muscles to the point that they crushed his shoulders and spine. It led to more than a year of recovery, an attempted retirement and then, last […]
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Court upholds conviction for Lisbon man who rammed police cars with dump truck
PORTLAND — Maine’s highest court has upheld a 52-year-old Lisbon man’s attempted murder conviction for ramming a police officer’s cruiser with a dump truck during a chase. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday rejected Bartolo Ford’s appeal of his 2010 conviction. During trial, prosecutors said Ford fled from Auburn police after they confronted him […]
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Chili with Lewiston, Auburn firefighters is Nov. 11
AUBURN — The American Legion, William J. Rogers Post 153, is co-sponsoring the 7th annual Firehouse Chili with the Lewiston and Auburn firefighters. The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Post 153, 71 South Main St. Lewiston-Auburn firefighters, Lt. John M. Cloutier of the Lewiston Fire Department and […]
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Veterans events planned for Nov. 10, 11 and 16
LEWISTON — A veterans tribute will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, 190 Birch St. The event is free to all veterans with proper identification. Cost for the general public is $20. A pass in review honoring veterans and featuring the Just Us singers will take place at […]
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Auburn schools: Snow days may be replaced by late starts this year
AUBURN — When the snow and sleet hit this winter, Auburn students might see delayed starts instead of snow days. Superintendent Katy Grondin on Wednesday reminded the Auburn School Committee of a change approved last year. When there’s a storm, Grondin will have three options: hold school, call off school or order a two-hour delay. […]
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EL teacher: Trip to Kazakhstan expanded her teaching
AUBURN — After touring and teaching in northern Kazakhstan this past spring, teacher Erin Towns said she’s changed her world history curriculum in her Edward Little High School classes. Her students are getting richer, more lively lessons, “more of a global view,” she said. They’re doing global projects with students in other states and other […]
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Plans to reuse Ingersoll Arena still in the future
AUBURN — The city needs time to figure out how Ingersoll Arena will be used once it’s no longer the city’s ice rink, City Manager Clinton Deschene said. “We have a lot of questions we need to look at before we can say how we are going reuse it,” he said. “Right now, staff is […]
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Auburn casting call: Got a scraggly, backwoods vibe? We’ve got the movie for you.
AUBURN — A production company shooting a horror movie in Western and Southern Maine this winter has an unusual casting request. Acting hopefuls ages 40 to 80-plus, the more scraggly, the better. “We definitely don’t want anybody who is polished,” said production manager Bethany Field. “These are folks who have been cut off for a […]
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Auburn raffling off first hour at new arena, last at Ingersoll
AUBURN — The city will raffle off the first hour of skating at the new Norway Savings Bank Arena when it opens next weekend and the final hour of skating at the Ingersoll Ice Arena before it closes. It’s all part of three days of celebration scheduled to kick off Nov. 15, said Josh MacDonald, […]