AUBURN — About a dozen people scrambled from their homes Friday afternoon as flames tore through an apartment house at the corner of Pleasant and Court streets. No one was hurt in the blaze. Tenants escaped their burning homes with half a dozen dogs and cats, although at least one cat was left behind. The […]
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Hazel H. Gould
AUBURN — Hazel Hayman Gould died at the Clover Manor Hospice on Sunday, June 3. Born in New Bedford, Mass., daughter of Walter E. and Adele Hayman, her family moved to Lewiston when she was 14. She continued her education, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1942 and from Central Maine General Hospital School of Nursing […]
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Kevin W. Pierce
LEWISTON — Kevin Webster Pierce, 61, of Auburn passed away Saturday, June 2, surrounded by his family. Kevin was a native of Norwalk, Conn., but moved to Turner as a teen, and worked and lived in the Lewiston-Auburn area for over 40 years. He attended St. Dominic Academy on a hockey scholarship and later graduated from […]
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Can I tell you about my company? And can I hire you?
LEWISTON — Recruiter Danielle Tardif at Adecco had 70 job openings, temporary positions that can become full time. Mindy Gervais at Boston Brands of Maine was hoping to hire for three third-shift positions. At the Walmart Distribution Center, it was 25 jobs. “We have a hiring deficit just like everybody else,” said General Manager Rich […]
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Chamber, WGME pair up for ‘Make It Here’ TV campaign
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and WGME unveiled a two-year “Make It Here” image campaign Thursday at the LA Metro Marketplace event. A fast-paced video presented at the event showed off the food, the people and the work of Lewiston-Auburn. Videos will run on Channel 13 for the next two years. […]
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New brewery and The Poutine Factory coming to Auburn
AUBURN — The city is getting a new brewery and a poutine restaurant. Business partners and friends Ben Low and Matt Johannes announced Thursday during the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s LA Metro Marketplace that Side By Each Brewing Co. and The Poutine Factory will open at 1110 Minot Ave. this coming winter. Low […]
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Elmer "Unc" Nichols
AUBURN — Elmer “Unc” Nichols, 75, a resident of Minot, formerly of Fayette, passed away Tuesday, June 5, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, following a brief illness with his family by his side. He was born Oct. 30, 1942, in East Livermore, the son of Harry H. Nichols and Clara B. (Robinson) Nichols. He […]
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Geneva M. Laplante
AUBURN — Geneva M. Laplante, 89, of Lewiston died Sunday, June 3, at the Clover Manor in Auburn. She was the born in Rumford on March 22, 1929, the daughter of Forest and Alice Curtis Fisher. She was educated in Lewiston schools. On April, 2, 1950, she married Louis Laplante, and they recently celebrated their 68th […]
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Marijuana caregiver stores in crosshairs of Auburn moratorium
AUBURN — A medical marijuana caregiver and owner of two smoke shops says his business is being unfairly targeted by police as Auburn officials consider a moratorium on retail marijuana and medical “storefront” operations. Vincent Gogan, owner of Legal Peaces smoke shops in Auburn and on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, claimed Auburn is withholding a […]
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The Buzz: Auburn Hannaford, Lewiston McDonald’s get overhauls
This week the Buzz is waiting for a Big Mac and trying to find where the baby wipes aisle ended up. In Auburn, a $2.5 million renovation is underway at the Hannaford grocery store on Spring Street. Shelves and stock have been moved around as the store gets new flooring and fixtures. Spokesman Eric Blom […]