The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College in Auburn plans to offer Behavioral Health Professional training from Monday, Oct. 10, to Saturday, Nov. 19. This 46-hour program includes 12 online modules, an in-person adult/pediatric first aid CPR course, and two live, instructor-led online evaluation class sessions on Thursday, and Friday, […]
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Skating into Rollodrome history
The Rollodrome has been a family operation since its beginning. According to the business’s website, the building started out as “Fortin Bowlodrome” in 1947 offering state-of-the-art bowling with automatic pin setting. It began its long history as a mecca for roller skating when Alice Mailhot, her son Donald Larrivee, his wife, Pauline, and other family […]
A home at the ‘Drome — Memories were made, lives changed at Auburn’s Rollodrome
Readers reminisce about how they rolled at the iconic skating rink, which is up for sale. ‘Everyone looked forward to going to the Rollodrome. It was a part of life.’
Women in Small Business Month
To celebrate Women in Small Business month, the Sun Journal will feature four women — one each week — who are owners and/or leaders of a company in the area. Some have taken on roles in businesses that were or still are traditionally dominated by men, while others are entrepreneurs. According to the Small Business […]
Women in Small Business: Kathie Leonard created her own career ladder at Auburn Manufacturing
Entrepreneur co-founded a manufacturing company at a time when women owned only 4% of U.S. businesses.
L-A This Week
MONDAY, Oct. 3 LEWISTON — School Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at The Green Ladle, 156 East Ave. AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. TUESDAY, Oct. 4 LEWISTON — City Council workshop and meeting, 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 […]
10-year-old boy rides outside of Auburn school bus while stuck in the doors
The child held onto the outside of the bus as it was driven a short distance before stopping.
Lake Auburn commission conducting its own review of proposed watershed changes
LAWPC has hired a consultant to conduct a peer review of data the city has used to formulate recent proposals, including updates to the septic design standard in the watershed.
Cantrell Seafood is teasing a Lewiston-Auburn location
Cantrell Seafood dumped a big mystery on us this week posting this on their Facebook page: They clearly have quite a few fans in our area who are more than excited about the possibility they too will open a location in Lewiston-Auburn, but Cantrell’s isn’t talking either. Messages, an email and phone calls all went […]