AUBURN — Mayor Jason Levesque and Economic Development Director Michael Chammings will present two programs at the Auburn Public Library on their recent trip to China at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. Mayor Levesque and Chammings will report on their economic efforts and their personal impressions of the country. In mid-September, Mayor Levesque […]
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Healthy Androscoggin gets $120K lead prevention grant
LEWISTON — Healthy Androscoggin will receive a $120,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to boost its lead poisoning prevention efforts. The nonprofit Healthy Androscoggin is a community health coalition supported by a variety of partners, including local hospitals, health organizations and the cities of Lewiston and Auburn. Erin Guay, executive director of Healthy Androscoggin, […]
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Auburn man says garden 'keeps me going'
Arthur Charest prepares his tomato garden Wednesday for next year’s growing season, behind his home in Auburn. Charest, 84, said his tomatoes got off to a slow start this past summer, but finished strong. Gardening can be “a lot of work, but it keeps me going,” Charest said. “When you quit getting out, that’s when […]
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Group show featured in the Gritty's Art and Ale Window
AUBURN — Local and surrounding area artists are showing a colorful display of work in the Gritty’s Art and Ale Window. The artists are some of the participants in the local monthly Indie Market and include Sheri Hollenbeck, Angie Lafrance of Ramble Row, Bonita K. Photography and Allison and Peru State of Midnight Prism Collective. The […]
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Franco-American historian to speak at Auburn library
AUBURN — The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society will be holding its fall membership meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Auburn Public Library’s Androscoggin Room. The meeting will include the election of officers and board members, and the drawings for the group’s annual raffle fundraiser. At the meeting’s conclusion a presentation by guest speaker […]
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Video: ‘Super Star’ Constellation takes off on a road trip
A convoy of trucks carrying a Lockheed L-1649A “Super Star”Constellation turns off Kittyhawk Avenue onto Route 202 in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon. The fuselage, tail and four engines are heading to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to become a cocktail lounge at the TWA Hotel complex. Truck driver Matt Beaty said […]
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Lewiston, Auburn firefighters not behind calls raising money
LEWISTON — City officials are urging people to be cautious, after a report that someone has been calling area residents and representing themselves as a fundraiser for local firefighters. In a news release Tuesday, Lewiston Fire Chief Brian Stockdale said the calls have nothing to do with the Lewiston Fire Department or its Union Local […]
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Owner of injured dog wants driver to take responsibility
AUBURN — Ron Vye is hoping the driver of a black minivan that struck his 2-year-old pit bull and dragged him 70 feet along South Main Street last week will come forward to take responsibility. A surveillance video posted on Facebook and viewed 62,657 times as of Monday, captured the moment Bruiser was hit in […]
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Lewiston-Auburn high schools return to traditional grading
Last year’s pushback from Lewiston-Auburn parents over a controversial student grading system has led to changes at both cities’ high schools. Gone is proficiency based learning grades of 1 to 4. Back is the traditional 0-to-100 grades. The proficiency-based grades indicate whether students have mastered a defined set of skills so they can move on […]
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‘Super Star’ Constellation bound for JFK airport to be a cocktail lounge
UPDATE: Watch the ‘Super Star’ Constellation take off on a road trip AUBURN — After sitting outside the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport for 30 years, a rare Lockheed L-1649A “Super Star” Constellation with a new face-lift is headed to New York City to become a cocktail lounge outside John F. Kennedy International Airport. It’s part of a […]