Filmmaker Ben Keller received a call from a couple of friends asking if he would film their upcoming 100-mile race. Not a runner, Keller said he did not have time to spend a week filming the event. No, not a week, they told him … it would only be 24 hours. That was enough to […]
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Remembering Tom Rowe concert is May 12
Rowe, Breau, Schooner Fare,Don Campbell and Ti Acadiein a celebration of song AUBURN — The Jack McPhillips Memorial Fund, in cooperation with Concerts for a Cause, announces that the 14th Annual Remembering Tom Rowe: A Celebration in Song concert will be held starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the First Universalist Church of […]
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Finally, the ice goes out and docks go in at Lake Auburn
AUBURN — It’s almost boating time. Ice-out on Lake Auburn — a sign that spring is getting serious — was officially declared Wednesday. Auburn Water District staff watched the last of it leave late Tuesday afternoon. “It’s really breaking up, but there’s still ice,” said Lynne Richard, education outreach coordinator for the district. Richard drove […]
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Michelena M. Provencher
LEWISTON — Michelena M. Provencher, 88, of Great Falls Plaza, and a lifelong resident of Auburn, died Sunday, April 22, at Central Maine Medical Center, with her loving family at her side, after a sudden illness. She was born in Lewiston on May 15, 1929, daughter of the late Michael and Josephine (Chorzempa) Yurchuk. She was […]
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Tom A. Blaquiere
AUBURN — Tom Arthur Blaquiere, 60, of Minot passed away Sunday, April 22, at the Hospice House. He was born in Chelsea, Mass., April 7, 1958, the son of James E. and Patricia M. Davis Blaquiere. Tom was educated in the Norway special education class and attended the Progress Center in Norway. More recently, he lived […]
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Muriel L. Dechene
AUBURN — Muriel L. Dechene, 86, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 22, at Sarah Frye Home in Auburn. She previously resided on Orestis Way in Lewiston. She was born in Lewiston on Jan. 2, 1932, the daughter of Ernest and Corinne (Paradis) Doyon. She graduated from local schools and on June 30, 1953, she married Alexandre […]
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'Paddles for Waggles' to benefit Greater Androscoggin Animal Shelter
AUBURN — The Auburn Recreation Department and the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will host “Paddles for Waggles,” a pickleball jamboree, on Saturday, May 26, at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. The jamboree will be open to mixed doubles in five levels of ability, from beginner to highly competitive. There is a $20 registration fee per […]
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Rescuers pull boy from Androscoggin River in Auburn
[MORE COVERAGE: Search for 5-year-old boy to resume Thursday morning | Locals bring flowers to Bonney Park and talk about safety] AUBURN — A 9-year-old boy was in critical condition after being pulled from the Androscoggin River on Tuesday evening, while the search for his 5-year-old brother who also fell into the river was suspended until daylight Wednesday, […]
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Curious Minds presents 'Social Movements and the Law'
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library and Lewiston-Auburn Senior College have announced the start of the May lineup of the Curious Minds Lecture Series. Attorney Leonard Sharon and activist Ray Luc Levasseur will discuss the intersection between the law and social movements. It will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the Auburn Public […]
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Marianne E. Bellefleur
LEWISTON — Marianne E. Bellefleur, 56, of Poland passed away on Wednesday, April 4 and was welcomed at the gates of heaven by her son, Jason, her father and two brothers, Robert and Michael. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 14, 1961, the daughter of Armand and Louise Lauten Girardin. She attended Elm Street School […]