AUBURN — The public is invited to a look at early Maine colonial history with a special lecture by historian John Bradford titled “Lost and Found: Maine’s 1607 Popham Colony.” The special lecture will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Auburn Public Library Androscoggin Community Room. In August 1607 100 English […]
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LACC holding meeting Sept. 17 AUBURN — The Lake Auburn Community Center will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the Community Room at Androscoggin Bank, 683 Minot Ave. The public is welcomed. The LACC property is a public access point near Lake Auburn at 115 North Auburn Road with […]
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Donations needed: Destroyed quilts were destined for needy children
PARIS — More than 150 quilts and blankets that were lost in a recent home fire were destined for needy children. Laura Freeman and Wolf Gumm of Paris have been collecting quilts and blankets to send to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota at the end of October. A devastating house fire on […]
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Auburn students thank first responders, pledge to do good deeds
“I will do good deeds for the honor of the victims,” the 8-year-old’s sign read. “I will pick up lost toys on the playground. I will choose kind words for a week.” Melani Fournier, 8, pledged to help others read and write. MacKenzie Strout, 8, said she would pick up litter “in honor of the […]
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Bake sale in CMMC lobby LEWISTON — The Woman’s Hospital Association will hold a We Bake for Bennett bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at CMMC’s main lobby on High Street. To donate baked goods, contact Sue at 577-5991. Dance benefits adaptive sports AUBURN — Hillside Family Riders Snowmobile Club […]
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James F. Teehan Sr.
1943 – 2013 LEWISTON — James F. Teehan Sr., 69, of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Central Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. He was born in Charlestown, Mass., on Sept. 23, 1943, the son of the late Fred and Louise (Jensen) Teehan. James was a […]
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Lisbon man seeks new trial in attempted murder case involving Auburn cop
PORTLAND — A Lisbon man is hoping the state’s highest court will vacate his conviction for trying to kill Auburn police by ramming a dump truck into a cruiser during a high-speed chase in 2008. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, acting as the law court, heard oral arguments on the case Tuesday. Bartolo Ford was […]
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Rollover, vehicle fire closes Auburn road
AUBURN — Three people were rescued from a burning Jeep following a rollover on Broad Street on Tuesday evening. According to Lt. Laurie Woodhead of the Auburn Police Department, around 6:20 p.m., Robert Hack, 43, of Lisbon was traveling south on Broad Street in his 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee with passengers David Call, 40, and […]