The new development by Great Falls Construction will also feature rental housing units on the top floors.
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Delegates from U.S. Department of Commerce visit Auburn Manufacturing
A creton crisis is averted at Hannaford; The Lewiston Ramada hotel is sold to a New York hospitality group.
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Maine Music Society elects 2022-24 officers
The Maine Music Society Board of Directors has announced its new officers who will lead the nonprofit organization through its 32nd and 33rd seasons. Re-elected for another two-year term at its June meeting were Chair Richard O’Brien, Treasurer Gilbert J. LaPointe and Secretary Susan Trask. Board member Sheryl Whitmore was elected vice chair, replacing retiring […]
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Al Ghanekar headlines second night of comedy shows in Twin Cities
The River Comics host two stand-up comedy shows this weekend. Host Nick Gordon brings three of the region’s best stand-up comedians: Mark Turcotte, Johnny Ater, and Marie Connor to the stage at 8:30 p.m. on Friday July 29, at the Colisee Club in Lewiston. Each are veterans of the comedy scene and are sure to […]
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Endicott College names local dean’s list students
BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott College has announced the following area students were named to its local 2022 spring dean’s list students. Piper Norcross of Auburn, liberal studies/education major, daughter of Kristi Huard-Norcross and Craig Norcross. Myah Jensen of Durham, psychology major, daughter of Jessica Jensen and Timothy Jensen. Amelia Fortin of Lewiston, marketing communications/advertising major, […]
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Open Farm Day celebrates Maine agriculture
Annual event is part of Real Maine’s agritourism initiative and features open house events at farms across the state.
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Flood of 1896 washed out bridges, buildings along the length of the Androscoggin River
When it began to rain on Saturday, Feb. 28, 1896, a foot of snow lay across Androscoggin County. Farmers and tradespeople rushed to get home before the roads got so soft, slushy and muddy that travel would become difficult or perhaps impossible. Nobody knew that “the most malicious of Maine freshets” had just begun. The […]
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Sixteen babies perished in 1945 Auburn fire
A stove explosion was blamed for the deadly fire at the ‘baby farm.’
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Over the years, at least 129 people have drowned in the Androscoggin River in Maine
Nine out of 10 known victims were male, often boys, and about half of those killed in the river were 18 or younger.
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Fire in New Auburn in 1933 left 422 families homeless
‘The high blaze jumped from building to building, almost burning them flat before the tenants knew what was going on,’ reported the Evening Journal.