Stephen Daigneault of Auburn tries his luck Tuesday afternoon fishing the Androscoggin River from the dock near the boat ramp at the Lewiston Falls Station Recreation Area, off North River Road in Auburn. At left, two people enjoy lunch at the river’s edge. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Auburn Applebee’s sold for $3 million
Developer George Schott sold his 5,554-square-foot Applebee’s restaurant building on Center Street in Auburn to an undisclosed buyer for $3 million in early May, according to MaineBiz’s Real Estate Insider on Tuesday. Craig Young and Chris Paszyc of CBRE/The Boulos Co. brokered the sale. Schott had picked up the restaurant two years ago as part […]
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The Buzz: Portland Pie Co. coming to Lincoln Street in Lewiston
This week the Buzz is ready for lunch, and just in time. Lewiston is getting a Portland Pie Co. The pizza shop and pub has signed a letter of intent to go into the shuttered Lincoln Street firehouse that developers Kara Wilbur and Paul Peck saved from demolition last year and hoped to bring back to […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, May 28 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Memorial Day holiday, government offices closed. TUESDAY, May 29 LEWISTON — Informational session on ranked-choice voting, 4 p.m. at the Lewiston Public Library’s Callahan Hall. Join Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap for a session on the voting method that will be used in the June 12 primary election. No […]
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Claxton can get things done
Edward “Ned” Claxton is the kind of person that democracies need. He listens before he speaks. Then … versus staking out a position, he reaches out to everyone to try and build consensus. I’ve known Ned first as the directing physician of the Central Maine Family Residency Program and later as a member in the […]
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Mothers of fallen service members honored in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A new star in Veterans Memorial Park is dedicated to the sacrifice and service of Maine’s Gold Star Mothers, and in honor of the children they lost in service. During Saturday’s annual Memorial Day observation, the L-A Veterans Council dedicated the newest monument in the park to mothers. It is a large granite-framed […]
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Denise Clavette leaving Auburn Hall for Saco development post
AUBURN — After less than a year with the city, Assistant City Manager Denise Clavette announced this week she is leaving for a job in Saco. Clavette on Thursday called the decision a “great opportunity to be professionally ‘close to home.’” She lives in Old Orchard Beach with her husband, Larry Mead, who is the […]
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Julien D. Desrosiers
AUBURN — Julien D. Desrosiers, 68, of Auburn passed away Tuesday, May 22, at the Hospice House, following a short illness. Julien (Bee) was born Nov. 7, 1949, to Julien and Antoinette (Dubois) Desrosiers. Julien went to Lewiston schools most of his younger life and was married to Carol (Campbell) Desrosiers. He really enjoyed spending time […]
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‘Beyond words:’ Family, community memorialize drowned boy
AUBURN — Jason McFarland had a lot to say Thursday night about the loss of his youngest son. But when it came to thanking the people who had rallied around his family during the ordeal, McFarland was as concise as could be. “You community members are amazing,” he said. “You stepped up. Thank you is […]
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Electricity Maine founders’ ‘business divorce’ gets ugly
After more than 30 years in business together founding Auburn companies including Electricity Maine and Provider Financial, buying the Bates of Maine textile mill and funding a section of the Auburn Public Library, Emile Clavet and Kevin Dean have apparently decided the gloves are off. The high-stakes fight between the two former Auburn residents includes […]