Police say an elderly woman crashed her car Wednesday morning into Republic Jewelry and Collectibles at 212 Center St. (Video screenshot) AUBURN — Police say an elderly woman was backing out of a parking space about 9:40 a.m Wednesday when she struck the side of Republic Jewelry and Collectibles at 212 Center St. The driver, […]
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Oil spill at Androscoggin County Jail
Auburn Fire Chief Geoff Low, left, and Battalion Chief Don Flanagan walk past a patch of home heating oil in the recreation yard of the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on Wednesday. About 600 to 1,000 gallons of heating oil spilled when an oil dealer was filling the tank in the basement and a system failure […]
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Deliver food to church pantry
The children of St. Michael’s Church, 78 Pleasant St., Auburn, help Outreach Coordinator Joyce Baker deliver food to the High Street Congregational Church Food Pantry. From left, Ellie and Emma Pettingill and Madison Parker are some of the children who attend St. Michael’s. Barker delivers a wagon full of food on most Sundays. This month […]
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United New Auburn Assoc. meeting AUBURN — The United New Auburn Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, at Rolly’s Dinner. Ectoplasm workshop at Spiritualist Church SABATTUS — The Rev. Lorraine Radice will conduct a workshop on ectoplasm from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Spiritualist Church of Eternal Life, 352 Crowley […]
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CLT to hold 'Urinetown' auditions Jan. 5, 6
Urinetown Audition Notice AUBURN — Community Little Theatre will hold auditions for “Urinetown: The Musical,” a satirical comedy, Sunday Jan. 7, at 6 p.m., and Monday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. The auditions will take place on the second floor at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St. The doors open at 5 p.m. […]
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Auburn 20-year-old back in the knife business
LISBON — A propane heater glowed, fluorescent lights flickered overhead, equipment sat on thick stumps and Isaiah Washington’s small coal forge was at the ready. For the past month, he’s cranked out almost one ornate cooking or hunting knife a day working out of a former bakery storage shed along busy Route 196. After having […]
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Auburn Public Works Department receives state's first official accreditation
AUBURN — Auburn Public Works was awarded the first official accreditation in the state by the American Public Works Association at Monday night’s City Council meeting. Gary Losier, American Public Works Association’s Region I director, drove to Auburn from New Brunswick, Canada to present the award. Losier said he hopes the city can “recognize that […]
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Auburn police respond to report of robbery
AUBURN — The cellphone belonging to a 17-year-old male walking in the vicinity of Washburn Elementary School on Lake Auburn Avenue was stolen Monday afternoon by a 17-year-old female who reportedly had a gun tucked into her waistband, police said. The call came in to police as a robbery; the phone was later returned. It’s […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Dec. 18 AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chamber at Auburn Hall. Agenda includes Mayor Jason Levesque’s appointments to various boards and committees and authorizing a discontinuance of Troy Street as part of the proposed workforce housing development. TUESDAY, Dec. 19 LEWISTON — Reception for outgoing city […]
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Temple Shalom celebrates sixth night of Hanukkah
Congregants at Temple Shalom light the gigantic outdoor menorah in Auburn on Sunday night to mark the sixth night of Hanukkah. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Temple Shalom’s annual Hanukkah party Sunday evening included a menorah lighting, original children’s play, and a concert from the Maine Music Society. Congregants celebrated the sixth night of Hanukkah […]