Dot Powers can do it all, according to her Schooner Estates neighbor and distant relative Mary Tully. “There is nothing that she can’t do. I’m lucky that she lives across from me. She’s a special lady,” said Tully, 77, a Bethel native who moved back to the area recently from Marblehead, Mass. When Tully decided […]
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Auburn, Mexico among four Maine police departments receiving federal grants
AUGUSTA (AP) — Four Maine police departments are getting $650,000 in federal grants to hire new officers. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Independent Sen. Angus King said the grants are being awarded through the COPS Hiring Program, which helps boost staff at local law enforcement agencies. The city of Auburn is getting $250,000 to fund […]
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Auburn library holding fall book festival
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will hold its inaugural Fall Book Festival throughout October. Hear several Maine authors share from their latest novels. The festival gets kicked off by Maine crime writer James Timmins at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.7. Author of three crime novels and a Maine native, Timmins invites the public to a […]
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10th annual Autumn Night Out is Oct. 25
POLAND — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s 10th annual Autumn Night Out Silent Auction & Gala event will be held Friday, Oct. 25, at Poland Spring Resort, with proceeds benefiting AHCH’s Hospice Program. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, a wine and beer tasting courtesy of Central Distributors and Baxter Brewing Co., […]
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Golf tournament to benefit Make-A-Wish
AUBURN — The Maine Oxy Group will host the inaugural Maine Oxy Charity Golf Tournament in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine. The tournament will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Prospect Hill Golf Course, 694 South Main St. All proceeds from the tournament will be donated to help make wishes come true […]
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Looking Back on September 30
100 years ago, 1913 Tuesday noon the firm of Lunn & Sweet, shoe manufacturers, Auburn, issued the following statement in regard to the lasters who left their work Saturday morning: “Our lasters left our employ Saturday morning without notice or without making any formal demands or stating their grievances to our firm. Mr. Lunn, who […]
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Hundreds turn out for Lewiston-Auburn Mini-Maker Faire
LEWISTON — They came for the giant soap bubbles and Iron Man suit. They stayed for the brain wave demonstrations and 3D printer. Hundreds of people turned out for the Twin Cities’ second Mini-Maker Faire Saturday, filling three floors of Museum L-A and the museum’s courtyard as they roamed through 30 exhibits, demonstrations and interactive […]
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Absentee voting opens Friday for Twin Cities races
LEWISTON — Absentee ballots for Twin Cities races should be next week. Voters in both Lewiston and Auburn will go to the polls Nov. 5. All elected seats in both cities — including the jobs of mayor, City Councilors and School Committee representatives — are up for election. Residents can begin voting via absentee ballots […]
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H.S. Football: Eddies edge Vikings
AUBURN — People will mention Ian Mileikis’ two touchdowns, but they won’t stop talking about the Edward Little defensive back’s key interception and a defense that clearly frustrated Oxford Hills into multiple penalties. Nearly every time the Vikings got something going, there was a yellow flag on the field, or EL’s defense was there to […]
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Auburn man charged with selling pot brownie to teenage girl
AUBURN — An Auburn man was arrested Friday, charged with selling a pot-laced brownie to a 16-year-old girl. Isaiah Pendexter, 19, of 80 Foster Road, was jailed Friday afternoon after police charged him with aggravated trafficking in marijuana. Police said Pendexter sold the brownie to the girl, who then shared it with another girl Friday […]