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Election Day 2013: Early voting low
Turner Deputy Town Clerk Joyce Moulin didn’t have to think twice when asked how many voters requested absentee ballots in her town. “Not very many,” she said Friday. That’s 23. Last year, during the presidential election, 500 voters in Turner asked for ballots ahead of time. The statewide deadline for regular absentee requests closed Thursday […]
Murder suspect’s bail review ends abruptly
AUBURN — An appeal to review bail for Nathan Morton, charged with killing Romeo Parent in April, was abruptly halted after 30 minutes Friday and continued to Nov. 18 to give the defense time to read witness statements presented by the state. Morton, 24, of Greene is being held without bail at the Androscoggin County […]
Pumpkin Run is last for founder at Auburn Middle School
AUBURN — Seventh-graders on Team Tumbledown at Auburn Middle School took part in the 20th annual Pumpkin Run on Thursday. It was both a milestone and a special day, teachers said, because it was the last Pumpkin Run for teacher Steve Robertson. Robertson, who came to Auburn in 1983, founded the Pumpkin Run 20 years […]
Auburn man denies charges in what police say is racial road rage
AUBURN — A city man charged in a civil suit with violating Maine’s Civil Rights Act pleaded not guilty Thursday to related criminal charges stemming from what police said was a racially charged road rage incident. Adam J. Getchell, 30, entered not guilty pleas to two felony and two misdemeanor counts in Androscoggin County Superior […]
Conn. man pleads not guilty in fatal Turner shooting
AUBURN — A Connecticut man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to a manslaughter charge from a fatal shooting at the former DeCoster egg farm in Turner. Michael Warbin, 44, of Franklin, Conn., will remain free on a $20,000 unsecured bond, a judge ordered in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Justice MaryGay Kennedy also ordered Warbin not […]
Auburn reopens Washington Street after overnight accident
AUBURN — An overnight accident has closed Washington Street Northbound at the Miami Avenue, according to Deputy Chief Jason Moen. A single vehicle crashed early Thursday at 426 Washington St. Several Central Maine Power poles were damaged, and CMP crews were making repairs. Signs were placed to direct traffic around the repair work. Moen did […]
E.L. junior attended career exploration camp for deaf students
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Area high school students are back home after participating in a national career exploration camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at Rochester Institute of Technology. Nearly 200 students from as far away as California attended. Bradley Morissette of Auburn, who is now a junior at Edward Little High School, participated in Explore […]