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Voters again reject Auburn school budget
Unofficial returns showed citizens voting 1,206 to 820 against the $37.67 million budget, Auburn City Clerk Susan Clements-Dallaire said. Voter turnout was about 13 percent. On June 11, the budget was rejected by a vote of 1,625 to 1,036 vote; that budget was $38.37 million. Superintendent Katy Grondin said she was disappointed. “The gap is […]
Dow Seniors to meet July 24
AUBURN — The Robin Dow Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Alden M. Gayton Post 31 American Legion, 426 Washington St. New members are always welcome. The Board of Directors will meet at 10 a.m. Bingo will be played following the meeting and a bag lunch. Thirty-five members attended […]
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RSU 4 offering food program WALES — As of June 24 RSU 4 (Litchfield, Sabattus and Wales) is sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program. All children under the age of 18, whether a resident of RSU4 or not, are eligible for the free breakfast and lunch programs that are being offered. This is the first […]
Ross Allen Leavitt
LEWISTON — Ross Allen Leavitt, 59, of Auburn, passed away suddenly at Central Maine Medical Center on the morning of Saturday, July 20. He was born in Limestone, Jan. 20, 1954, to his mother Hilda and father Alton Leavitt. For 34 years, he worked as a case manager for the state of Maine Department of […]
Minister of Music
He’d taken piano lessons since he was 5 and had attended Advent Christian Camp in Mechanic Falls with his family since he was a baby. The camp needed someone to play up to three times a day at services. “I was young, I was foolish — I knew I could do it, so they let […]
Auburn school budget vote Tuesday
AUBURN — For the second time, Auburn voters will have a say on the proposed school budget during Tuesday’s budget approval referendum. Voting will be at one location, Auburn Hall, from 7 a.m.to 8 p.m. The school budget voters will decide on a $37.67 million budget, a 4.9 percent hike from the current budget. The […]
L/A Arts board ponders debt, future
LEWISTON — Debt and a sense that L/A Arts has drifted from its original mission has the group’s board of directors considering the fate of the downtown arts agency. John Painter, secretary of the board, said members have been meeting over the last few weeks to pour over financial documents. They’re scheduled to meet Monday […]
Pamelia L. Tuttle
1945 – 2013 LEWISTON — Pamelia L. Tuttle, 68, went to join her late husband, Henry, in heaven on Friday, July 19, at Central Maine Medical Center, following a long illness. She was born in Augusta on Feb. 25, 1945, a daughter of the late George and Marion (Corbett) Lynch. Pamelia was a graduate of […]
Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice announces July training, new hospice volunteers
LEWISTON — Six people completed Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s Hospice Volunteer training held in April. Those who attended the training include Debbie Berry of Poland, Jane Jack of Auburn, Rita Melendy of Auburn, Chris Pope of Turner, Barbara Johnson of Durham and Anita Campbell of New Gloucester. General Volunteer training prepares volunteers to visit […]