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Olive Garden proposed for former Ruby Tuesday site in Auburn
An application filed Friday with the city would knock down Ruby’s on Turner Street and build an Olive Garden in its place.
Auburn’s Leroy Walker apologizes for racist comments
City leaders say they’ll form new diversity committee to tackle racial issues in Auburn.
Lewiston leaders call Leroy Walker’s racist comments ‘hurtful and detrimental’
Auburn council member’s commentary assailed by elected leaders from Lewiston in a statement issued Friday.
9/11 remembrance ceremonies set for Saturday
AUBURN — The Auburn Fire Department will hold its 20th anniversary 9/11 remembrance ceremony starting at 8:40 a.m. at Central Station, 550 Minot Ave., with a welcome and opening remarks by Chief Robert Chase. The event will be livestreamed on the city of Auburn’s Facebook page. At 8:46 a.m. — the time the first tower […]
Auburn officials denounce those who questioned naming bridge for John Jenkins
City leaders have been largely silent about call by nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group for Leroy Walker to resign following racially-charged comments about Jenkins’ skin color.
Auburn library to begin reading, discussion group
The Auburn Public Library is set to offer a reading and discussion group, Together: Connection & Community, that will focus on connecting and building community. The group is scheduled to meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month beginning Sept. 16 and continuing through May 19, via Zoom. Each person’s reflections […]
Auburn theater receives nearly $100K grant
AUBURN — The L/A Community Little Theatre has been awarded a federal grant of almost $100,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The theater applied for the Shuttered Venue Operating Grant through a competitive application process. The grant program, designed to support arts organizations that had to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is part […]
Budget Committee wants say in how Androscoggin County spends federal relief money
The county has already approved spending $640,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds out of the $22 million it is expected to receive.
Lewiston man charged with a dozen drug crimes
Police executed a search warrant for Anthony B. Cremona’s apartment as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in Lewiston.