AUBURN — Henry P. Berube, 80, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, at his home in Auburn. He was born Nov. 13, 1937, a son of the late Arthur and Theresa (Cloutier) Berube. Henry lived in Maine most of his life. He was a devout Catholic and a lifelong member of the Sacred Heart Church in Auburn. […]
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Therese M. Gahagan
AUBURN — Therese M. Gahagan, 86, of Auburn, died Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin, following a long illness. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 7, 1931, the daughter of the late Louis and Blanche (Gosselin) Parent and had been a resident of this community all of her life and had lived […]
Pleasant Note to celebrate 12th anniversary of Open Mic & Poetry Slam
AUBURN — The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse will celebrate the 12th anniversary of its Open Mic & Poetry Slam at the First Universalist Church of Auburn on Friday, March 9. Since 2006, the free monthly show has drawn people of all ages who share the spirituality of music and spoken word. Guitars and singers are to […]
Busts spotlight confict between state, federal drug laws
The multiple drug raids executed Tuesday morning in Lewiston and Auburn raise further questions about the conflicts between state and federal drug laws. The raids came only weeks after U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank for the District of Maine said, in response to questions about whether his office would change its approach to enforcing federal laws against marijuana […]
Police raid more than 20 marijuana sites in Lewiston, Auburn area
State and federal law enforcement officers are conducting simultaneous raids in multiple locations around Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday morning
Pizza, pasta, jobs? New Tree Street Youth program looks to break the ice between youth, employers
LEWISTON — Twenty young people and 20 business people are scheduled to meet Wednesday night for pizza and pasta at Androscoggin Bank. The gathering’s purpose is to talk about, well, anything. This is not about job interviews. Instead, it is a bring-yourself-as-yourself event. Organizers hope the gettogether will create connections that lead to real relationships and, […]
Lifting workers out of poverty means understanding their challenges
AUBURN — One of the companies Prudence Pease works with in Vermont offered a paid gym membership to employees. She pointed out that it wasn’t much of a benefit to the single mothers who had neither time nor the child care to get to the gym. For the same price, they could offer a share […]
Arm teachers? Bad idea, say L-A teachers, students
Lewiston High School math teacher Samantha Garnett Sias, shown in her class in September, said Friday that the NRA’s suggestion of arming teachers in response to school shootings is a bad one. Other teachers and students also said teachers should not be armed. (Sun Journal file photo) LEWISTON — Giving teachers guns would be “absurd” […]
Thos. Moser, L.L.Bean collaborate on luxury fly-tying desk
AUBURN — On Friday, high-end furniture maker Thos. Moser and outdoor retailer L.L.Bean announced a collaboration: the creation of a Limited Edition Fly-Tying Desk, handmade from American black cherry with 20-plus dovetailed drawers. How much? $12,500, plus $750 shipping, making it the most expensive item on llbean.com. And how limited? Just five, and two have […]
Bertrand P. Cote
AUBURN — Bertrand Paul Cote, 86, a lifelong resident of New Auburn, is now dancing in the loving arms of his wife and playing cribbage with family and friends, who have been waiting for him. Bert died Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Clover Manor. He was born in Auburn on Dec. 14, 1931, a son of the […]