Before the start of his annual basketball clinic at Union Street Park, Barnies, a professional basketball player who grew up in Auburn, was surprised with a ceremony naming a basketball court after him.
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L-A this week
MONDAY, Aug. 3 AUBURN – City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Auburn Hall. Workshop agenda includes discussions on housing growth and updating and comprehensive plan. Regular agenda will include a vote on consolidating polling locations for the November election. TUESDAY, Aug. 4 LEWISTON — City Council meeting, 7 p.m. […]
Lewiston man charged with murder in McDonald’s parking lot death held without bail
LEWISTON — A judge ordered Friday that a local man charged with murder in the Wednesday death of a Massachusetts man in the parking lot of an Auburn McDonald’s restaurant be held without bail. Trai M. Larue, 22, of 146 Pierce St. appeared by videoconference in 8th District Court on the charge. Justice Valerie Stanfill told […]
Auburn board approves distance-learning technology
The school district will spend $2 million in COVID relief funds to upgrade remote instruction.
LA Arts presents virtual Art Walk L-A
LEWISTON – The next “virtual” Art Walk L-A happens Friday, July 31, 2020 on www.laarts.org/artwalk/, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram and includes visual arts, music, prose poetry, and more. Featured works include “Celestial Checkpoint,” new music by Portland-based composer Zak Taillon; “Fly Me to the Moon,” a new digital rendering by Lewiston-based artist J Anthony Fiori; […]
Fifth annual Troy Barnies basketball clinic set for Saturday in Auburn
The former Edward Little and UMaine star will lead kids grades 3-8 through basketball drills at The Gully before heading to Lithuania for his ninth professional season.
Police log
Arrests Auburn • Allen Boyd, 40, of Lewiston, on a charge of violation of protection order, 10:29 p.m. Monday at 1396 Sabattus St. Accidents Lewiston • A vehicle driven by Michael B. Lawrence, 24, of Auburn struck a deer that ran into the road at 4:58 a.m. Thursday on Main Street. Lawrence’s 2016 Toyota was […]
No cause yet in Auburn jail inmate’s death
Kawon Smith Walker, 22, of Auburn died in his cell Thursday night
Eric Brakey heads to Texas for new job
The former Auburn state senator, who lost a congressional primary this month, is moving to Austin to raise money for a libertarian group.