Auburn Public Library plans to celebrate Black History Month with three programs via Zoom. Black History in Maine with Bob Greene, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 4-5 p.m. It is frequently said that Maine is the whitest state in America, according to a news release from the library. Yet Black people have a long history in the Pine […]
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Human resource association plans February programming
Central Maine Human Resource Association, based in Auburn, has scheduled two webinars for February. Webinar 1 will be the association’s monthly meeting, planned for 8-8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. “Compassion Fatigue vs. Burnout” will be presented by Erica Brown and Connor Huggins. In a time of prolonged stress and isolation, the mental health of even […]
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Lewiston/Auburn Optimist Club to host youth essay contest
The Lewiston/Auburn Optimist Club is sponsoring an essay contest open to all qualified students. “How does an Optimistic Mindset Change My Tomorrow?” is this year’s contest topic. Any youth is eligible who is younger than 19 as of Oct. 1, 2021, and lives in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. There is no minimum […]
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Auburn council approves ‘premium pay’ for municipal employees
Officials said the one-time $1,200 bonus is part of employee retention efforts. Auburn emergency personnel received hazard bonuses late last year.
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Edward Little High School takes shape in Auburn
An aerial look at the Auburn construction site.
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Jury begins deliberations in Alaska murder case against Auburn man
Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Auburn’s Ilyas Bashir makes the rounds as a Golden Gloves boxer
Bashir — an 18-year-old freshmen at Bates College — sees pugilism as an outlet and something that builds character and establishes discipline.
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Parking bans issued in Androscoggin County ahead of storm
A possible snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches is expected by end of the day Tuesday.
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Mikaela Shiffrin faces ‘unreal expectation’ at Olympics, her coach, Auburn native Mike Day says
Empathizing with other athletes’ frank conversations about mental health got the 26-year-old thinking about what awaits her at the Beijing Olympics.
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‘Ain’t no stoppin him now!’ fundraiser planned for Tyrone Fulgham
The event takes place at the Lost Valley Ski resort in Auburn. Find out more at funny4funds.com.