AUBURN — The City Council unanimously passed a moratorium Monday that blocks any new medical marijuana caregiver “storefront” operation or marijuana social club from opening in the city for up to six months. The council suspended the rules to waive a second hearing, and the moratorium’s effective date is May 31 — almost three weeks […]
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Cruising Auburn in style
Dana Elie of Lewiston takes a ride Monday morning in his 1933 Ford three-window coupe replica in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Auburn council set to take up marijuana moratorium, city budget
AUBURN — City officials will have a full plate Monday as the City Council is set to take up a controversial marijuana moratorium and final readings of next year’s budget and Capital Improvement Plan. The CIP failed in its first reading June 4, and has been amended slightly ahead of the workshop and meeting that […]
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Working: Building a brand
AUBURN — Rob Little saw the posting on an industry job board: DIY Network’s reality show, “Maine Cabin Masters,” was looking for a Maine-based shooter/producer for season three. He interviewed, and he was in. Little is about six weeks into the 10-month shoot, currently juggling four building sites, and still lining up other projects for […]
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Earning college credit in high school
AUBURN — Megan Perkett graduated from high school about two weeks ago, yet she will be a college sophomore this fall. Perkett, 18, plans to attend Saint Joseph’s College in Standish to study nursing. She is able to skip a year of college because she, while at Edward Little High School, took early college courses. Those courses will […]
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Iris show a blooming good time
Freda Gaw, right, talks about an iris with her friend Dodie Curtis on Saturday at the annual Maine Iris Society Show at the Auburn Middle School. They come down from Guilford every year to admire the flowers and buy plants. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Daring Deception and Strange View were among the varieties that […]
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ATV rider injured in collision with minivan
AUBURN — A 38-year-old Turner man was hurt Friday night when his ATV collided with a minivan on Summer Street. Police who responded to the 9 p.m. wreck said Jonathan Thompson was bleeding from a gash to his forehead but that he was conscious and alert when emergency crews arrived. He was taken to a […]
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Beulah B. Linscott
AUBURN — Beulah B. Linscott, born Sept. 21, 1932, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 7, with family by her side. She is survived by husband, Donald; her three children; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
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Robert A. McGraw
AUBURN — Robert A. McGraw, 84, of Lewiston died and went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 13, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin with his wife, Rita, by his side. He was born in Lewiston on April 28, 1934, the son of the late Lucien and Blanche (Morin) McGraw, and had been a […]
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Co-op advocate: ‘Silver tsunami’ of retiring business owners coming
POLAND — People wring their hands about an aging population in Maine that’s close to retirement but don’t worry enough about those who own the companies where they work, according to Rob Brown. “The people who employ that workforce are also aging, and they’re aging even faster,” Brown, director of business ownership solutions at the […]