This week The Buzz is calming nerves and celebrating new windows. First, Krispy Kreme has closed. But only for two weeks. Cort Mendez, president and CEO of NH Glazed, owner of the Center Street Krispy Kreme in Auburn, said a spark from an electrical box around 1 a.m. Tuesday has temporarily put them out of […]
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Christmas tree heads to downtown Auburn
Employees from the Auburn Public Works Department and Cote Crane & Rigging secure Auburn’s 2018 Christmas tree, donated by Joan Combs of Maple Point, early Wednesday. The tree was hauled to Festival Plaza and is scheduled to be lighted Saturday, Nov. 24, as part of the Twin Cities Holiday Celebration. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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'It's alive!' — Auburn listeners learn about Frankenstein
Ray Boisvert talks about the legend of Frankenstein during a presentation at the Auburn Public Library Tuesday night. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — How much do you know about Mary Shelley’s timeless novel “Frankenstein?” Did you know the Frankenstein doesn’t refer at all to the novel’s ubiquitous monster, but the scientist who brings him to […]
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Home from the Navy, Auburn woman surprises sister at Edward Little
AUBURN — As Brooke Farrell got ready for school Tuesday morning, she received a text from her big sister. Happy birthday, it said. Sorry I can’t be there to give you a hug. Brooke understood, but she was sad. Brianna Farrell had enlisted in the Navy right out of high school and was stationed in […]
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Art and Ale window features work of Katherine Cargile
AUBURN — This month’s featured artist in the Gritty’s Art and Ale window is Katherine Cargile. Cargile is a middle school art teacher who is highly interested in literature, history and visual culture studies. These aspects of her life shape and inspire her artwork. Cargile works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, […]
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Blowing in the wind
Auburn city employee Jim Toscano clears leaves from a parking lot Monday. The entire state is past peak foliage, and the process of clearing away leaves is in full swing. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Auburn council to review L-A passenger rail study
AUBURN — If you build it, they will come — maybe. The first phase of a study looking at bringing passenger rail to Lewiston-Auburn says the region has a “latent demand” for a transit connection to Portland. The City Council, which appointed three members to a regional Project Committee tasked with studying the feasibility of […]
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Marijuana storefronts: Coming to a corner near you?
AUBURN — John Morrison opened Port City Relief in a former gun shop in April, two doors down from the Rollodrome. The interior is sleek black and gray, with a tall cafe table in one corner and two long cases filled with glass containers neatly labeled with offbeat names such as Oil Spill and Mimosa […]
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Craft Brew Underground to begin 'Brews and Blues' series
AUBURN — Craft Brew Underground kicks off its Brews and Blues series at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, with Studebaker John on slide guitar and blues harmonica with accompaniment by his longtime drummer, Earl “King of the Money Beat” Howell. The show at 34 Court St. has been enthusiastically received at Chicago clubs, such as […]
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Brian Threlkeld to be guest speaker at ALT annual meeting
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Land Trust will hold its annual meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event will feature highlights from the past year, recognition for outstanding impact and the photography and words of guest speaker Brian Threlkeld. His talk is titled “Through the Lens of Adventure […]