AUBURN — Incumbents dominated Tuesday’s election for the City Council. Despite contests in Wards 4 and 5 and a five-way race in the at-large category, only a single new councilor was chosen. Newcomer Adam Lee garnered 74 percent of the tally in the open Ward 4 seat, besting Doris Russell with 421 votes to her […]
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Shots fired in Auburn
AUBURN — An apartment house was struck by gunfire Wednesday night and police on both sides of the Androscoggin River were searching for suspects. Witnesses said the building at 14 Newbury St. was hit several times when someone opened fire from the street at about 8:30 p.m. The front of the building, a 2½-story apartment […]
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Former city councilors join Auburn School Committee
AUBURN — A pair of former city councilors will join the School Committee following Tuesday’s election. Ward 1 voters elected unopposed candidate Michael Farrell, and Ronald Potvin took one of the two at-large positions, ousting incumbent Francois Bussiere. Incumbent Laurie Tannenbaum took the most at-large votes with 1,461. Potvin took the other seat with 1,248, […]
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Bus maintenance issues frustrate Citylink
LEWISTON — Twin Cities bus service Citylink will go to a two-hour route schedule Wednesday because of continuing maintenance issues. Phil Nadeau, chairman of the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee, said the Citylink service should have four buses available for riders. That will be enough to provide two-hour-interval service on seven of the system’s nine routes. The […]
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Benefit planned for Edward Little sophomore
LEWISTON — A benefit will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Elks Lodge, 1675 Lisbon Road, to help the family of Zachary Johnson of Auburn. Johnson, 15, a sophomore at Edward Little High School, was diagnosed in July with metastatic Ewing sarcoma, an adolescent cancer. He is receiving chemotherapy […]
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Knights plan blood drive LEWISTON — Knights of Columbus Rev. Louis J. Fortier Council 106 will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Holy Family Church Hall, 607 Sabattus St. Entrance to the hall is in the back of the church and there is plenty […]
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Auburn continues review of Growth Council contract
AUBURN — Councilors on Monday said they wanted to pick and choose which parts of a proposed Twin Cities economic development contract they wanted to fund. “It seems to me that we are the stewards of taxpayers’ money,” Councilor Joshua Shea said. “It’s about getting the best bang for our dollar, not about seeing what […]
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River views: Former Elm Hotel in Auburn had rich history
It’s amazing how rapidly things can change. I have a few old postcards that show Court Street in Auburn looking toward the bridge. At the left, there’s no mistaking the Elm Hotel, its curbside lined with the stately trees for which it was named. There’s a trolley in that scene, which no longer exists today. […]