LEWISTON — Susan K. Gordon-LaRochelle, 63, of Auburn, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 27, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. She was born in Meriden, Conn., on Dec. 25, 1954, a daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth (Lister) Gordon. At a young age, she moved to West Warwick, R.I., where she grew up as the eldest of […]
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Jonathan R. Roberts
AUBURN — Jonathan R. Roberts, 70, of Lewiston, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Bolster Heights Health Care in Auburn. Born to Kathleen and Gordon Roberts on Aug. 6, 1947, Jon attended the Locke Mills School K-6 and graduated from Woodstock High School in 1966. A legend in his own mind, Jon preferred living in his own […]
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Lewiston, Auburn schools getting more state money
Lewiston, Auburn and Portland are among the public school systems getting more state funding this year, according to state education funding figures released Tuesday. The annual allocations, posted online by the Department of Education, show how much state money is sent to districts for the upcoming year, based on the state budget. District officials need […]
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Principals: Local schools not yet hit hard by flu outbreak
Farwell Elementary School second-grader Myles Arneault points to his experiment partner, Parker Crafts, and says, “You are going to wipe the toilet seat, not me.” With influenza cases widespread, second-graders in Abby Dix’s class were learning how germs spread and what they can do to avoid getting sick. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Principals are […]
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Beverly Gilbert Lashua
AUBURN — Beverly Gilbert Lashua, 89, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Clover Manor on Friday, Jan. 26. Beverly was born in her parents’ house in Danville on May 15, 1928, and lived most of her life in Danville where she and her husband of 52 years, Martin Lawrence Lashua Jr., raised […]
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Auburn girl donates gifts for shelter animals
Caroline Murphy of Auburn, pictured with Oreo, presented the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society with the donations from her fifth birthday on Jan. 22. Caroline a prekindergarten student at the Fairview Elementary School, asked for donations for the pets in lieu of gifts. Party guests donated pet food, treats, toys, blankets and cleaning supplies. The shelter […]
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Meet a 10-day-old Katahdin hair lamb
Hadley Moreau gives attention to a 10-day-old female lamb at Valley View Farm in Auburn on Tuesday. The Katahdin hair lamb has a twin brother, farm owner Kathy Shaw said. “We will have quite a few babies in the next couple of weeks,” Shaw said, adding that she has a few pregnant ewes. Moreau, a […]
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'No hard and fast rule' for educators caught drinking and driving
AUBURN — School districts differ on how they handle educators who are convicted of serious cases of drunken driving. There are no statewide regulations or even best practices, superintendents in Lewiston and Auburn said. One Edward Little High School teacher and coach, who the Sun Journal is not naming, has three drunken-driving convictions, according to […]
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Auburn's Winter Fest a hit
AUBURN — The 2018 annual Winter Fest was chock full of ice, snow and mini goats. “Today was huge,” Auburn Recreation Department Director Sabrina Best said Saturday. “So many kids showed up.” The festival kicked off Friday night at Lost Valley with discounted lift tickets, snow tubing and a torch light parade. Kids took over […]
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Auburn Winterfest kicks off with Play Day
Easton McCarthy, Hayden Corleto and Isaac Parker get a little push from Kristi McCarthy at the Park Avenue Elementary School Winter Play Day, part of the Auburn Winterfest. Activities will continue all weekend, with a snow playground in the City Hall parking lot, specials at Lost Valley and snowshoe hikes. For more information, check out […]