Auburn man lights up faces with his 50-years-and-glowing holiday collection. AUBURN — For some, Christmas cheer is hanging a wreath on the door, stringing the exterior with lights, and erecting a tree that the cat will inevitably knock down. For Roland Bergeron of Auburn, Christmas spirit doesn’t stop there. For the past 60 years, Bergeron has turned […]
auburn maine
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston-Auburn named best in … disc golf?
LEWISTON — Here’s one you probably didn’t see coming. Lewiston-Auburn on Friday was named the No. 1 spot in the country for disc golf by an online publication dedicated to the sport. The people of UDisc.com say the beauty of the Maine landscape coupled with the number of course alternatives in the area make L-A […]
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Auburn’s Lost Valley opens for the season
Jenna Tracy and her brother, Travis, ski to the lift during opening day at Lost Valley in Auburn on Friday. The ski area opened for the season Friday after the recent cold snap allowed the mountain to make snow around the clock. The ski area will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
Auburn Community Concert Band to present holiday show
LEWISTON — The Auburn Community Concert Band, under the direction of Milt Simon, will present its 37th annual holiday concert on Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar St. The free, 75-minute performance will begin at 7 p.m. The 54-member concert band is comprised of volunteer musicians from 16 central Maine communities, who […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New Edward Little High School building project takes shape
AUBURN — The concept design for a new Edward Little High School is beginning to take shape. At a meeting at Auburn Hall on Tuesday night, members of the ELHS Building Committee and architects from the Harriman design team’s local branch discussed designs for the proposed project at the site of the school at 77 […]
Posted inNews
Auburn woman pleads guilty to heroin trafficking conspiracy
Sierrha Frisbie, 26, faces up to 20 years in federal prison, the U.S. attorney says.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Driver charged with OUI after crash into white picket fence
AUBURN — Police said an Auburn man was arrested on a drunken-driving charge Monday night after his car struck a fence at an Academy Street home. According to a police report, Thomas Hird, 25, of 14 Cleveland Ave., was heading south on Pleasant Street at about 9:45 p.m. when his 2013 Honda crossed onto Elm […]
Posted inEncore, sj-web
CLT announces cast for production of the comedy, 'Lend Me a Tenor'
AUBURN — Director Mitch Thomas has announced the cast for the upcoming Community Little Theatre production of the Ken Ludwig comedy, “Lend Me A Tenor.” This door-slamming farce, which was nominated for nine Tony Awards, is set in a Cleveland hotel suite in 1934, as Tito Merelli, the greatest tenor of his time, is scheduled to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Federal judge questions suspect in pot bust about ‘$300,000 hidden under a rock’
PORTLAND — The father of an Auburn man charged earlier this year in connection with a federal drug raid in the Twin Cities appeared in court Monday. Daniel Poland III of D.L.P. Builders Inc. was charged in a 41-count indictment in October with making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service in May and July. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
'It was meant to be:' Kidney donor bonds with 12-year-old recipient
You could hardly blame Wendy Littlefield if she lost faith for a little while in the kindness of the universe. On Memorial Day in 2010, her 18-year-old daughter Ashleigh collapsed in her mother’s driveway while coming home for a family barbecue. Ashleigh died soon thereafter and her grieving mother had two choices: Descend into a […]