AUBURN — The first sheet of ice in the city’s new dual-sheet ice arena could be open in November, according to developers and city officials. “We are coordinating a transition plan, opening Rink 1 here, transitioning Ingersol Arena to Rink 2 and opening here,” Ice Arena Manager Joshua MacDonald told city councilors Monday. MacDonald and […]
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Schools, staff, ready for first day Wednesday
The big yellow buses will roll through Lewiston and Auburn early Wednesday as school reopens for Lewiston’s estimated 5,000 students and Auburn’s 3,500 students. Lewiston will have 31 buses on the road, plus 19 vehicles for special ed students. “We transport 2,600 kid every day, twice a day.” Lewiston School Department Transportation Director Butch Pratt […]
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Walking tour considers New Auburn history, future
AUBURN — A walking tour guided by a city Economic Development staffer moves to New Auburn this week. Al Manoian, Auburn’s economic development specialist, will lead a tour of the area, discussing its roots as an industrial village and its future. “I promise, we will make it very entertaining,” Manoian said. “No one will be […]
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‘Welcome to the world of comics’: Auburn lands new comic shop
AUBURN — The man walked in with his girlfriend during the Great Falls Balloon Festival, opening weekend at Gotham Comics, and admitted he’d never bought a comic before in his life. “We just went, ‘All right, fresh meat. Let’s do this,’” clerk Jared Fiori said. The questions began: What kind of TV shows did he […]
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Working: Aesthetician
AUBURN — Ashley Goulet’s male clients rarely arrive alone. Usually, a wife comes along, as either a hand to hold or a gentle enforcer for the weak-willed and hirsute husband. Goulet waxes. “The wife usually stands in the room for support,” Goulet said. Some guys hollered. A few got up and left. Most whine, but […]
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Rollover on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN — A Sunday morning trip to church left one parishoner’s car run over and another vehicle rolled into a ditch. According to Lt. Rick Coron of the Auburn Police Department, Edna Sullivan of Turner was traveling southbound on Route 4 around 11 a.m. and attempting to change lanes as she approached St. Philip Catholic […]
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Dow Seniors to meet Aug. 28
AUBURN — Robin Dow Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Alden M. Gayton Post 31 American Legion, 426 Washington St. Guests and members are always welcome. Bingo will be played following the meeting and a bag lunch. Thirty-three members attended the Aug. 14 meeting. August birthdays were celebrated and […]
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Last Mass for St. Louis: Hope for the building remains, but its days as a religious and social center for thousands are over.
AUBURN — Few prayers remain for St. Louis Catholic Church. The neo-Gothic landmark still sits just as it did when its last congregation gathered there in April. Stacks of spring fliers now gather dust on a table near the broad front doors facing Third Street. The grand nave — with its columns, arched ceiling and […]
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Auburn student wins award at MDI Bio Lab
BAR HARBOR — Hanna Mogensen, daughter of Mark Mogensen and Chris Gillis of Auburn, received the Best Undergraduate Poster award at the Student Symposium held at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory on July 30. Mogensen is one of 37 high school and college students spending the summer conducting research at MDIBL. She graduated from […]
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Larry W. Norton
1948 – 2013 AUBURN — Larry W. Norton, 65, of Andover, died early Monday morning, Aug. 19, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. He was born on Jan. 30, 1948, in Farmington, a son of Phillip and Avis (Webber) Norton and attended local schools. Larry worked at various jobs throughout his life, but his […]