AUBURN — Comedian Kyron Hobdy will headline “The Second Saturday Showcase” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the new Fitts’ Bar & Grill, 150 Center St. The show will be hosted by Lewiston’s own Dawn Hartill and will also feature Rob Nesbitt, Nick Gordon and Boston comic Jai Demeule. Hobdy has spent the last […]
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Planned Auburn brewery also will sell naming rights to the bathroom
Matt Johannes, left, and Ben Low, owners of the new Side By Each Brewing Co. opening later this year in Auburn, have started a Founders Community program that’s trading things like equipment naming rights and beer discounts for early start-up funds for the company. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal file photo)Side By Each Brewing Co., which announced […]
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Auburn Public Library forms new group, Leaning Shed Crafters
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Libraryhas created a new weekly program designed to tap into creativity. Leaning Shed Crafters will meet the second Friday of each month for an hour of crafting and inventiveness. The first meeting of the group will be at noon on Friday, Sept. 14, at the library, 49 Spring St. With fall […]
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Live music for this week's Art Walk LA
L/A Arts welcomes the public to the Art Walk Friday in downtown Lewiston and Auburn, which will feature live music in select venues along the walk. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience a wide range of musical genres and performers at no charge. As a complement to the rich array of visual art exhibits […]
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Grace R. Laliberte
AUBURN — It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Grace R. Laliberte, 87, of Auburn, Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Hospice House after a brief illness. Born to the late Joseph and Elodie Forgues in Jackman on Feb. 4, 1931, she lived and worked most of her […]
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Isabelle Little Wyman
AUBURN — Isabelle Little Wyman, 94, formerly of Amherst, Mass., passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 28, in Auburn while living at Clover Manor. Isabelle was born to Mary and George Willard Billings on a dairy farm in Friendship, Wis. She graduated from the Adams-Friendship High School in 1942 and from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: All the supplies, none of the school
This time of year, Shopping Siren still gets chills walking through office supply stores. Which, considering this week’s heat, is a feat. There’s something about the smell of fresh crayons and paper. Or maybe it’s the rainbow of colorful folders or the boxes of spiral notebooks covered with photos of fluffy kittens or cartoons of […]
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The Buzz: Hannaford to add a cafe and Fuel is entirely booked through closing
This week, the Buzz has bad news on top of bad news if you haven’t made a reservation at Fuel yet: The Lisbon Street French restaurant is entirely booked up through Sept. 8, owner Eric Agren said Thursday. Agren announced Tuesday that he was closing the popular spot after 11 years to spend more time […]
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Roland A. Bilodeau
AUBURN — Roland A. Bilodeau passed away at the Hospice House on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He was the son of Antonio and Lydia (Plamondon) Bilodeau. Roland married Janice (Briggs) in 1954, and together they raised a large family. He graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in civil engineering, and later became […]
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Auburn mayor creates new committee for agricultural zone
AUBURN — Mayor Jason Levesque announced Wednesday the formation of a mayor’s “action group” on agriculture and resource protection. The announcement follows months of discussions over the future of the city’s large agricultural zone, and pressure to act on previous recommendations. The new group comes after a previous committee spent six months working in tandem with […]