1939 – 2013 AUBURN — Lewis “Fred” Brown, 74, of Valview Dr., died Saturday morning, Aug. 3, surrounded by his family at the Auburn Hospice House. He went to be with his wife of 47 years, Irene, on their wedding anniversary. Fred was born on March 20, 1939, in Auburn, a son of the late […]
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Auburn votes to eliminate bus drivers, final step in privatizing
AUBURN — The Auburn School Committee voted 4-2 Wednesday night to eliminate its transportation department positions, including 23 bus drivers, three bus aides and a mechanic. Before the vote was taken, Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin reminded committee members that they voted last month to privatize bus drivers, which is expected to save Auburn taxpayers about […]
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Auburn considers ban on bath salts, other synthetic drugs
AUBURN — The City Council could join its Lewiston counterpart in banning synthetic drugs such as bath salts and fake marijuana. Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen told city councilors Monday that he doesn’t know of any Auburn establishments selling synthetic drugs. “Bath salts are a huge problem in northern Maine, but here the problems have […]
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Looking for memories of St. Louis Catholic Church
Did you attend St. Louis Catholic Church in Auburn? Its final Mass is scheduled for Aug. 29. If you would like to share your memories of church life there or your thoughts on current plans to tear it down, contact reporter Daniel Hartill at 689-2881 or [email protected]. Recent coverage: St. Louis Church to hold final […]
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A. Ferne Beal Cyr
1932 – 2013 AUBURN — A. Ferne Beal Cyr, 81, of Lewiston, died peacefully in her sleep at the Hospice House in Auburn, Monday August 5, after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Ferne was born in Augusta on May 13, 1932, to Cedric E. Beal and Ella Rae Richardson Beal. She grew up […]
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Esther A. Field
1933 – 2013 AUBURN — Esther A. Field, 80, of Greene, passed away on Monday, Aug. 5, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Esther was born in Lewiston, on April 9, 1933, to parents Prentice and Dorothy (Bragdon) Turner. She was a supervisor with the U.S. Census Bureau for 20 years and for many years, […]
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Auburn Trail Riders to meet AUBURN — Auburn Trail Riders ATV club will hold its first open meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the West Auburn Congregational Church, 811 West Auburn Road. Danville Grange annual picnic AUBURN — Members of Danville Junction Grange will meet for their annual picnic on Thursday, Aug. 8, […]
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No place like this home: Greene entrepreneur says he’s designed new, improved home concept
GREENE — Details are sparse, and almost sound like a riddle — it’s not underground, it does have a roof, there are no load-bearing walls, foam is somehow involved — but out of that mishmash of clues, Thom Labrie hopes he’s designed a house of the future. He said his invention has been driven by […]
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Judge rules Bryan Wood isn’t able to stand trial in Lewiston arson
AUBURN — No date has yet been set to release Bryan Wood from the Androscoggin County Jail, a release ordered by a Superior Court justice Friday who found Wood is incompetent to stand trial on multiple arson charges in connection with a rash of downtown fires last May. Justice MaryGay Kennedy found Wood, 23, of […]