AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will welcome Maine author and historian Annette Vance Dorey on Friday, Feb. 22, for a lecture on health care in the city from the mid-1800s to the 1920s. It is part of the city’s 150th birthday celebration. The lecture begins at 11 a.m. and will include profiles of some […]
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Mainers brace for snow wallop
Joe Jackson fastens a fresh set of chains on his plow truck in the Auburn Public Works garage in Auburn on Friday morning. One to 2 feet of snow is expected across the state over the weekend. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) There’s no denying it. The first big storm of winter is on […]
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Taco Bell in Auburn among 4 Maine locations closed
AUBURN — A Taco Bell franchise at 458 Center St. is among four Maine locations that have abruptly closed. The company’s website no longer lists the Auburn location, as well as restaurants located at Western Avenue in Augusta, Washington Avenue in Portland, and Alfred Street in Biddeford. Potential Taco Bell customers in Auburn last week […]
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CLT's production of 'Lend Me A Tenor' wraps up Sunday
Community Little Theatre actors strike a pose while rehearsing a scene for their production of “Lend Me A Tenor.” From left are Roger Philippon as Saunders, Benjamin Morang as Max, Paul Menezes as Tito Merelli and Jason Pelletier as a bellhop. CLT will present this weekend the final performances of this Ken Ludwig comedy. The show […]
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Lewiston-Auburn creating committee to consider Lake Auburn filtration
AUBURN — The Twin Cities are forming a committee to study the feasibility of building a water filtration plant at Lake Auburn. The decision comes a few weeks after taste and odor issues with the local drinking water subsided following a late summer algae bloom. Since then, Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque has led the charge […]
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Learning to ski at Lost Valley in Auburn
Snowboard instructor Heather Stukas of Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn adjusts the bindings of Alex Theberge’s snowboard Wednesday afternoon before their lesson. Dozens of school-age children took part in the Merrick Chadbourne Learn to Ski & Ride program sponsored by the Auburn Ski Association’s Merrick Chadbourne Memorial Fund. Every half-day Wednesday during the ski […]
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Auburn police nab and release trespassing opossum
AUBURN — Police responding to a Wednesday morning report of trespassing on Spring Street found a suspect who was more than playing possum. Patrol officer Devon Bohacik removed an opossum from a home, according to a statement from the Auburn Police Department. Bohacik used his baton, a mop and a towel to show that “nothing […]
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Auburn detours Court Street traffic around pipe repair
Mike Cram, left, from Ted Berry Company Inc. pulls a special liner from the back of a truck as he feeds it to coworkers who are folding it to fit into a manhole at the top of Goff Hill in Auburn on Wednesday morning. The uphill lane on Goff Hill will be closed most of […]
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High school bowler: ‘A new bowling ball is the highlight of my Christmas.’
Edward Little’s Avery Goulding will move on to bowl at Upper Iowa University.
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Auburn girl focuses on her art
Shyann Clavette, 8, of Auburn decorates the cover of a hand warmer she was making Tuesday at the Auburn PAL Center. Children of all ages visit the center after school for snacks, crafts and other fun activities. For more information about the program, visit auburnpal.com. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham)