AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department is asking to purchase body cams for its patrol deputies. The request was made Wednesday evening during the third and final budget presentation to the commissioners for the 2018 Androscoggin County budget. The third presentation focused mostly on the Sheriff’s Office — patrol, communication, civil process and the […]
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Auburn resident turns 101
AUBURN — Louise A. Mayo Griffin of 210 Park Ave. turned 101 on Tuesday, Aug. 29. She was born in Augusta in 1916 and has been a resident of Auburn for 77 years after spending two years in Augusta, four years in Bath and 18 years in Lewiston. She received happy birthday wishes from President […]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters holding fundraising tournament at Martindale
AUBURN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine will host its first Androscoggin fundraising golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 25, at Martindale Country Club. The event will raise money to provide support for local children facing adversity. The event will include a light breakfast, grill lunch, silent auction and awards ceremony and reception. The format […]
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John J. McWilliams
AUBURN — John J. McWilliams passed away on Friday, Aug. 25 at Hospice House, Auburn to be with his wife and his Lord. John was born on July 4, 1935, in Auburn, the son of Richard and Sophia Dubois McWilliams. He attended school in Hiram and worked in the woods until he moved to Auburn […]
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Irene L. Jones
AUBURN — Irene (Lamb) Jones, 98, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Clover Manor in Auburn from complications of pneumonia. She was born in New Gloucester on Feb. 2, 1919, the daughter of the late Orland and Leola (Arno) Lamb. Irene lived in Maine her entire life and graduated from Lisbon High School in […]
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People You Know: David Muise, Back and in business
LEWISTON — David Muise graduated from Edward Little a year early in 1995. After a long, colorful road that included moving to Oregon at 18 to join a Grateful Dead enclave, work in Europe as a wine ambassador, and two months living with an indigenous Costa Rican tribe, he’s back home, has four businesses and […]
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Smith breaks record at Greater L-A Triple Crown Bridge Run
More than 740 runners took part in the Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K series Bridge Run Sunday, the final of three Lewiston-Auburn running events that make up the Triple Crown. The other two races are the Fit Fest, held June 11, and Emily’s Run, held July 23. The festivities began with the Kids’ Fun Run, […]
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Rita E. Beaule
AUBURN — Rita E. Beaule, 94, of The Chapman House in Auburn died Thursday August 24, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Lewiston on March 6, 1923 a daughter of the late Emile and Clara (St. Laurent) Fontaine. She was […]
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Kenneth Fitzherbert Sr.
AUBURN — Kenneth Fitzherbert Sr., 80, of Lewiston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Hospice House in Auburn. Ken was known for his mischievous personality, sense of humor and his award-winning smile that he shared and blessed us with right through his last days. He was also referred to […]