AUBURN — Local Catholics will celebrate Mass one final time in the 98-year-old St. Louis Church. The event is scheduled for Aug. 29, four months after the grand brick structure was closed due to structural concerns, particularly at its front entrance on Third Street. Details of the Mass and other events surrounding the church closure […]
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Sporting skills teams raise money for Boys & Girls Club
FREEPORT — Thirty teams of five recently competed in the second annual Maine Outdoor Challenge to raise more than $42,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine and the Rotary Club of Portland. Experts and novices came together to test their sporting skills and, for some, this was the first time they had ever […]
Auburn manager to provide budget briefing
AUBURN — The United New Auburn Association will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Happy Days Diner, 76 Mill St. The group invites residents and interested community members to hear a presentation from Auburn City Manager Clinton Deschene about the impact of the Auburn city budget, an update on the school […]
Edward Little High School Class of 1978 plans reunion
LEWISTON — The 35th high school reunion of the Edward Little High School Class of 1978, Auburn, will be held Saturday, Aug. 17, at The Carriage House Plus & Hi-Style Caterers, 1119 Lisbon St. From 7 p.m. to midnight there will be music by a live band. The class photo will be taken at 7:30. […]
Auburn School Committee to consider budget that won’t raise taxes
AUBURN — The School Committee will consider a budget next week that would not raise property taxes, Superintendent Katy Grondin said Thursday. Voters rejected school budgets on June 11 and July 23. By state law, the soonest the third vote can take place is Aug. 20, City Manager Clinton Deschene said. Under that schedule, the […]
Sylvia Leone Pacios
1924 – 2013 LEWISTON — Sylvia Leone Pacios, 88, of Auburn, died July 25, in Lewiston. She was born Oct. 16, 1924, in Lewiston to Chester and Pearl Severance Lothrop. She moved to Boston at age 5. She married Robert K. Pacios on April 13, of 1944 in Boston, whom she met at age 15. […]
Frances Rolfe McKnight
1921 – 2013 TOPSHAM — Frances Rolfe McKnight, 92, of Rumford and Auburn, died Thursday, July 25, at The Highlands in Topsham. She was born July 18, 1921, in Rumford, the daughter of Cliff and Grace Rolfe, and graduated from Stephens High School and then Bates College in 1943 with a degree in religious studies. […]
Kennebec Valley Community College dean’s list
FAIRFIELD — Kennebec Valley Community College has announced the spring 2013 dean’s list. Thomas J. Marston, Auburn Brianna C. Ellis, Bowdoinham Christine M. Brimlow, Brunswick Vivian Curren, Brunswick Keegan M. O’Neal, Brunswick Michelle L. Sawyer, Chesterville Tyler N. Dupal, Durham JoAnne Doyle, Farmington Garrick S. Paul, Kingfield Brittnay L. Curtis, Leeds Trevor W. Timberlake, Livermore […]
Well Done – Area students named to honors lists
AMES, Iowa — Jennifer Elizabeth Smith of Fryeburg, majoring in veterinary medicine, was named to the 2013 spring semester dean’s list at Iowa State University. — SAVANNAH, Ga. — Annunziata Graziano of Readfield has been named to the dean’s list at the Savannah College of Art and Design for spring quarter 2013. — RICHMOND, Ky. […]
Maine Family CU awards three college scholarships
LEWISTON — Maine Family Federal Credit Union has awarded three $1,000 scholarships to local high school seniors. Scholarship winner Daniel Fortier of Lewiston is the son of Pauline and Berard Fortier; he is the recipient of the Maurice Fontaine Scholarship. Fortier will attend the University of New Hampshire in the fall to study mechanical engineering. […]