AUBURN — A day after meeting with Trump administration officials alongside other Maine politicians, Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque said he wants the city to focus more attention on education policies that can help address a forecasted labor shortage. The White House event Tuesday was billed as a conference with Maine state and local leaders, featuring […]
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Thayer to discuss marijuana cultivation at Thursday's GFF in Lewiston
LEWISTON — The 2017-18 season of the Great Falls Forum continues Thursday, featuring Dan Thayer, president of Thayer Corporation, with a talk titled “Marijuana. Moratoriums. Massive hemp farms. How advanced cultivation techniques are changing agriculture on a worldwide scale.” The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston […]
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Auburn mayor looking for no tax increase next year
Auburn City Council Monday, Oct. 15 Mayor wants no tax increase next year What happened: During an open discussion in a City Council workshop Monday, Mayor Jason Levesque said he’d like the council to draft a resolution in the near future that calls for no increase in the property tax rate next year. What it […]
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72-year-old Lewiston runner pens book, readies for 416th marathon
LEWISTON — The first doctor told Mike Brooks to quit running before it killed him, in 2013. He’s heard an earful since, heeded little and kept running even after open heart surgery, a stroke, a knee that needs to be replaced, terrible back pain and a big toe that doesn’t move anymore. Instead, it’s been […]
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Prayer workshop planned at St. Philip's Church
AUBURN — An introductory workshop on Centering Prayer with the Rev. D. Joseph Manship will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at St. Philip’s Church, 2365 Turner Road. Manship, a priest of the Diocese of Portland, said Centering Prayer is a simple method of Christ-centered silent prayer, a renewal of an […]
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Auburn artist's paintings selected to show at Yarmouth Art Festival
YARMOUTH — Auburn artist Anita F. Poulin has had two of her paintings selected by jury to show at the Yarmouth Art Festival, Oct. 24-27, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road. The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 24-26, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. […]
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Kudos: Like Santa Claus, Stephen Martelli is everywhere
AUBURN — What does Santa Claus do in the off-season? A lot of volunteering, apparently. Stephen Martelli, shovel in hand, was pulling from a large pile of dirt on the Barker Mill Trail recently — a place he has worked hard to transform over the past decade. As a volunteer for the Androscoggin Land Trust, […]
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The art of the scare: Lost Valley's Mountain of Terror
I showed up late last week to the Lost Valley Mountain of Terror rehearsal run. Big mistake. As a result of my tardiness, I ended up unaccompanied and disoriented in the middle of a horrific landscape; just a curious reporter with pen and notebook surrounded by madmen in pig masks and body parts everywhere I […]
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Optimist Club speaker
Lewiston-Auburn Optimist Club guest speaker Hannah DeAngelis, left, is presented with a copy of the Optimist Creed by Vice President Angie Snowe. Hannah represents Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services and spoke about the program and presented several local refugee success stories. She explained differences between refugee and asylum-seeker programs. The service club meets monthly at […]
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Ticket raffle to benefit Navigator and Life Center programs
AUBURN — John F. Murphy Homes will be holding a ticket raffle on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Central Maine Community College, Turner Street. Doors open at noon and the drawing begins at 2 p.m. Winners must be present to claim prizes. All proceeds go to support John F. Murphy Homes’ Navigator and Life Center programs. […]