Auburn Public Library is hosting a free family event to kick off the 2022 Summer Reading Program. Ocean of Possibilities is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 27, at Auburn’s Festival Plaza at 112 Main St. According to a news release from the library, children that want to participate in the summer reading […]
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Free certified nursing assistant training to be offered this summer
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College is partnering with Lewiston Adult Education Office to offer free certified nursing assistant training July 14 through Sept. 16. Information and links to register for the program are available at cmconnect.cmcc.edu. Perspective students also need to register and pass entrance assessments […]
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Police investigate report of 2 deaths on Fourth Street in Auburn
Investigation reportedly focuses on apartment building at 49 Fourth St., according to police.
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, June 20 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Juneteenth (June 19) recognized by both cities as a municipal holiday. City government offices closed. LEWISTON — Lewiston-Auburn World Refugee Day celebration, 4:30-7:30 p.m., at Simard-Payne Memorial Park. TUESDAY, June 21 AUBURN — Auburn Sewer District board of trustees meeting, 4 p.m., at 268 Court St. AUBURN — Planning Board […]
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When trolleys came to town . . . they were pulled by horses
Lewiston and Auburn residents were happy to ride rather than walk on muddy, manure-filled streets.
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From ‘bone-shakers’ to ‘penney-farthings’ and beyond: How bicycles rolled out in Lewiston in the 1800s
‘Bicycle fever’ reached Lewiston in 1879, according to the Lewiston Evening Journal, and would go on to shake, rattle and roll into everyday life.
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Photo Album: St. Dom’s beats Machias 3-1 for the Class D state championship
The Saints have won six state championships.
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Lewiston grew from small town to booming mill city thanks to rail
From trains to trolleys, rail lines once tied the Twin Cities to the world.
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Last day of Lewiston’s second RiverFest marked by rowing races, live music
Thirty boats from five New England clubs raced Saturday on the Androscoggin River.