AUBURN — City police can hire two more officers after $250,000 came in Friday from a federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant. Deputy Chief Jason Moen said the money will be used to cover 75 percent of the current school resource officer positions for three years and shift that current local funding to new jobs […]
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Alzheimer’s Association brings Social Programs to L/A
SCARBOROUGH — The Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter has announced start-up of its Social Programs initiative in the Lewiston/Auburn area. The program’s first event will be a guided tour of Museum L-A, at 35 Canal St., Lewiston, in the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 4. Cost for the tour and museum visit is $4 per person. People […]
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Roger Obie is veteran of the month
PARIS — Roger F. Obie is the veteran of the month at the Maine Veterans Home. Obie was born in Auburn on Nov. 12, 1923. He grew up in Auburn and graduated from Edward Little High School. Roger joined the Coast Guard in February 1943 during World War II. Roger was a 3rd class radioman […]
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Auburn Library lists teen activities
AUBURN — The following programs are scheduled at the Auburn Public Library in October. Activities are for teens ages 12-18. Teen Anime Club, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Androscoggin Community Room. Talk about favorite or least favorite manga, watch this week’s selection of anime and draw your own characters. Teens! Friday […]
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Twin Cities arts group sees huge potential
AUBURN — The Twin Cities’ newest cultural promotions group made its public entrance a few weeks ago, according to events coordinator Michael Dostie. Museum L-A set up a display outside of Dostie’s downtown jewelry store for the Downtown Art Walk. There was no fanfare made, but Dostie said Thursday it was a sign of things […]
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Next Social Media Meetup is Sept. 30
LEWISTON – Lewiston/Auburn Social Media Meetup is growing in size and popularity so quickly, another event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. “We had more than 100 people show up at our last event and people keep asking, ‘When is the next one? Are you going to have another?’ So […]
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Tests show Lake Auburn free of algae bloom
AUBURN — Last summer’s fish-killing algae bloom has not returned to Lake Auburn this year, according to water quality officials. “We hope it never happens again. But if it does, we want to be ahead of it,” said Water Quality Manager Mary Jane Dillingham. She’s in charge of water quality testing for the Auburn Water […]