AUBURN — Superintendent Katy Grondin told parents at Wednesday night’s School Committee meeting that a public forum to discuss proficiency-based learning will be scheduled in April or May. Parent Laura Garcia said the new system of instruction, assessment, grading and academic reporting “is an experiment which is failing miserably.” She and a few others asked […]
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Too many snow days in Lewiston-Auburn schools
LEWISTON — Snow days are piling up like snowbanks. The frequent closing of schools for inclement weather — nine days so far this winter — means the last day of school for Lewiston students will be the first day of summer: June 21. In Auburn, the last day of school will be June 20. Both […]
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Snow postpones local student walkouts
Local student walkouts calling on tougher gun laws scheduled for March 14 — one month after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting — were postponed because a storm prompted another snow day. As students in some other Maine districts were forging ahead with protests in the snow, other districts were planning walkouts for Thursday or Friday. […]
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Doris A. Kirby
AUBURN — Doris A. Kirby, 89, died peacefully March 11, 2018, at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born June 9, 1928, in Brownville Junction, the second oldest of 10 siblings. She graduated from Brownville Junction High School in 1945 and entered the convent at age 17, joining the Sisters of Mercy out of the Diocese […]
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Paul R. LaChapelle
AUBURN — Paul R. LaChapelle, 77, a longtime resident of Lewiston, passed away Monday, March 12, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, with his children and best friend, Roger Royer, by his side. He was born March 28, 1940, in Auburn, the son of Alfred LaChapelle and Lena Anna (Defrense) LaChapelle. He was a 1959 […]
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IHOP Auburn denies discrimination, apologizes for making teens prepay
[UPDATES: IHOP waitress says asking teens to prepay has ‘nothing to do with any race’ | IHOP president apologizes for racial incident] AUBURN — The manager of a local IHOP has issued a public apology to his restaurant’s patrons after a server asked a group of black teenagers Sunday to pay upfront for their meals. Manager Melvin […]
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Third man charged in Lewiston-Auburn February drug bust
PORTLAND — An Auburn man was arrested Monday in connection with a Feb. 27 multi-agency, multi-location federal drug bust in Lewiston and Auburn. Tyler Poland, 31, of Auburn is the third man charged in connection with the bust. The others are Brian Bilodeau of Auburn and Richard Daniels of Lewiston. According to a written statement […]
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Girl Scout peddles cookies at pot dispensary
AUBURN — The girls were missing school for a doctors appointments anyway, so Stacy Lahr decided to let her daughters try and sell some cookies. Girl Scout cookies, that is. For about 3 1/2 hours Friday, Madison Binette and her sister, Margaret Sidelinger, peddled cookies in a location that has proven to be a jackpot […]
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Auburn hosting pedestrian safety meeting
AUBURN — The Maine Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting on safety improvements at various downtown intersections. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Auburn Hall — the same day as a public meeting in Lewiston on downtown parking. According to the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, which is also involved, the […]
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Eagle Scout project bottle drive AUBURN — Boy Scout Troop 121 of Auburn will hold a bottle drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, to raise money for the Eagle Scout Project of their fellow Scout, Kyle Mansur. Mansur’s project is renovating the Walton School/New Auburn Basketball Court. To donate cans and bottles […]