Saint Dominic Academy eighth-grader Patrick Manson, center, portrays Jesus as he and other classmates act out the “Living Stations of the Cross” for students, parents and friends in the Auburn school’s gymnasium Friday afternoon. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Child falls from second-story window, taken to hospital
Auburn police officer James Davison carries a young child to a waiting rescue unit after a fall from a second-story window at 487 Court St. in Auburn on Friday afternoon. The child was taken to a hospital for evaluation. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Firefighters extinguish blaze at Happy Days diner
Auburn firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on the outside of Happy Days diner on Mill Street in Auburn shortly after noon Thursday. The cause was unknown and damage was minimal, a fire official said. The dining area of the restaurant was evacuated by the owner when he smelled smoke, officials said. (Chris Williams/Sun Journal)
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Conrad Lucien Levasseur
LEWISTON — Conrad Lucien Levasseur, 85, of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, March 21, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Caribou, Aug. 1, 1932, and raised in Winslow, by his loving parents, Edmund and Antoinette Levasseur. Conrad served two years in the United States Army, at which time he was stationed in […]
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Peggy Ann Buker Rice
AUBURN — Peggy Ann Buker Rice, 70, of Auburn, died Monday evening, March 26, at Clover Healthcare. She was born in Rumford, May 14, 1947, the daughter of Robert and Eleanor Young Buker. She grew up in the Bethel area and graduated from Woodstock High School. Peggy had worked at Newton-Tibbetts and Hanover Dowel Co. She […]
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Auburn school budget sails through quick hearing
AUBURN — After two principals stood up in support and one parent raised concerns about proficiency-based learning, school board Chairman Tom Kendall closed a half-hour public hearing on the school department’s $44.1 million budget Wednesday night. He added that it might have been record timing. Superintendent Katy Grondin started the hearing by walking through the […]
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After Parkland: Schools reviewing safety rules
LEWISTON — Since the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, school administrators are taking an even harder look at what can be done to ensure student safety, Lewiston-Auburn superintendents say. Lewiston City Councilor Michael Marcotte on Monday night asked Superintendent Bill Webster what is being done to protect students from a Parkland-like […]
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Renovation to begin next week on Bernard Lown Peace Bridge
LEWISTON — After construction begins next week on the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge, the green trestle that spans the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn will no longer be four lanes. To many daily commuters using the narrow bridge, it will be a welcome change. While both cities announced the $6 million bridge overhaul last […]
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Lufthansa sticks to plans to move Constellation to Germany
Part of Lufthansa’s efforts to restore the Lockheed Constellation Starliners AUBURN — Lufthansa officials have seen the grassroots, online petition — signed by more than 5,400 people in less than 10 days — asking that the company reconsider its plan to dismantle its historic Super Star Constellation after a decade-long restoration project here. Their petition signers’ plea […]
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Jim Gallant Band is April's Concert for a Cause
AUBURN — Concerts for a Cause is proud to host the Jim Gallant Band at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. This show benefits the church, as well as the Immigrant Resource Center. Mix a little Americana, blues, folk, bluegrass and rockabilly with some great original music and […]