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‘Not Just a Key’ at Calvary LEWISTON — Bishop Cliff Ives will lead the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday, July 7, at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. The topic will be “Not Just a Key.” This will be the first week of examining the congreation’s “travels” through Judea, Samaria and the ends of the […]
Dog days of Summer
With the summer heat, the caller was concerned for the dog’s safety. Cpl. Kevin Cramp responded. He ran the license plate to identify the owner, and went into a store near where the car was parked. The problem was solved quickly, he said, when within a few minutes, the dog’s owner came out of the […]
Humane society seeks owners of dogs spooked by fireworks
LEWISTON — Humane Society officials are looking for the owners of six Twin Cities dogs that ran away on Independence Day. “The Fourth of July comes and it’s the biggest time of the year for stray dogs around the country,” said Zach Black, operations manager for the Humane Society of Androscoggin County. “That’s because of […]
Auburn curbside recycling returns Monday
AUBURN — Curbside recycling will return Monday, according to city officials. The city’s twice monthly collections resume July 8. Residents who normally have their recycling collected on the first and the third weeks of the month had no collections last week, the first week of July and the first week of Auburn’s 2013-14 fiscal year. […]
Police to open Goff Hill for fireworks viewing
AUBURN — Goff Hill will be available for viewing Thursday night’s fireworks, even though police will have fewer officers on duty for the Twin Cities July 4 Liberty Festival. Police Chief Phil Crowell said police will have one officer closing down Court Street between Lake and Fern streets to traffic at dusk Thursday. That part […]
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Turner library two days of sales TURNER — The Turner Public Library will hold its annual book sale from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4, and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6. There will be thousands of books, an especially inviting children’s area and videos, CDs and DVDs. Hardcovers will […]
Leonard Victor Young
AUBURN — Leonard Victor Young, 66, of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, June 30, at the Auburn Hospice House. He was the husband of Sandra L. (Gagnon) Young. He was born Dec. 22, 1946, in Gouldsboro, a son of the late Maynard and Adelia (Moore) Young. At age 4, he was diagnosed with Polio. After […]
Petition seekers set sights on June for Lewiston-Auburn consolidation vote
LEWISTON — Twin Cities voters will not see a consolidation question on November’s ballot this year, according to organizers. Chamber of Commerce Chair Chip Morrison said he and volunteers have collected about 650 signatures from Auburn voters and about 600 for Lewiston on petitions to put a Lewiston-Auburn charter commission on the ballot. The group […]