AUBURN — Race two of this year’s Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series will be held Sunday, July 22. Emily’s Run will kick off at 8:30 a.m. The 5K course, which begins and ends at Edward Little High School in Auburn, is considered moderately hilly. Runners will leave the high school, turn right on Western […]
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Dora "Dobie" L. Nickless
AUBURN — Dora “Dobie” L. Nickless, 84, a resident of Livermore and former resident of North Jay, passed away Thursday morning, July 19, at The Hospice House in Auburn, with her daughters by her side. She was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Soper, Okla., the daughter of James Alex Lowrance and Mabel (Russell) Lowrance. Dobie graduated […]
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Lillian Irene Purington
AUBURN — Lillian Irene Purington, 85, of Mechanic Falls passed away peacefully Friday, July 13, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, surrounded by her loving family. Lil devoted most of her life to caring for her family. She enjoyed watching the Red Sox and her favorite soap opera, “Days of Our Lives.” She is survived […]
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CLT cast rehearses for ‘Young Frankenstein’
AUBURN — A talented cast of 27 is hard at work rehearsing for the upcoming Community Little Theatre production of the hit musical comedy “Young Frankenstein.” This award-winning musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks, is closely based on the 1974 film of the same name […]
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L-A chamber hosts block party
The sidewalk in front of the Roak Block in Auburn was busy during the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Block Party for Business After Hours on Thursday evening. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) The sidewalk in front of the Roak Block in Auburn was busy during the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Block Party for […]
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Summer spruce-up in New Auburn
Ken Blais of Rolly’s Diner in Auburn smooths gravel Thursday afternoon under a bench he just installed across the street from his business at the corner of Mill and Main streets in Auburn. Blais is a member of United New Auburn Association, which last year received a Neighborhood Challenge Grant from the city. A stipulation […]
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Sisters-in-law tackling Tri for a Cure together
Jamie Watson left, Beth Watson Favreau, middle, and Johanne Watson, right, will be competing in Sunday’s Tri for a Cure. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Beth Favreau needed some support. She got it from her two sisters-in-law. Favreau completed the Tri for a Cure individually last year, accomplishing a goal she had set for herself, but to […]
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Slip-slidin' away at Auburn Rec Camp
Reed Heutz, 11, slips and slides the warm weather away Thursday afternoon at the Auburn Rec Camp in Pettengill Park. Auburn Rec Camp is a day camp for children in grades four through eight. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Gritty McDuff's celebrates 30 years of beer brewing
PORTLAND — It was an idea that was brewed half a world away from the Old Port. Yet as Gritty McDuff’s celebrates its 30th anniversary this week, its place in Maine brewing lore is firmly tapped. “I was living in Hawaii and ready to come back to Maine. I met a fellow from Australia and […]
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Florida man captured in Auburn wanted in nine states
AUBURN — The York County Sheriff’s Office played a key role in the capture of a burglary suspect this week who has outstanding arrest warrants in nine states. Sheriff William L. King Jr. said an investigation by his department and other law enforcement agencies led to the capture of 55-year-old Joseph Hodge of Jacksonville, Florida. […]