LEWISTON — Dina B. Brochu, 65, of Auburn died on Wednesday, June 14, at d’Youville Pavilion with her loving husband by her side following a long illness. She was born in Van Buren, on May 27, 1952, the daughter of the late Joseph and Joan (Ruest) Levesque and had been a resident of this community […]
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Alice H. Piper
AUBURN — Alice H. Piper, 99, of 440 Minot Avenue, Auburn, died on Wednesday, June 14, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin with her loving family by her side following a short illness. She was born in Searsmont on September 17, 1917, the daughter of the late Irving and Inez (Cushman) Hall. As an infant, […]
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Recourse council speaker to kick off teen reading program
AUBURN — The Teen Summer Reading Program kick-off will feature the Natural Resources Council of Maine from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 29, in the Androscoggin Community Room, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Within this summer’s theme, “Build a Better World,” teens will have a chance to explore environmental and sustainability issues and […]
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Will consolidation save money?
Residents of Lewiston and Auburn need to think before they vote. Will consolidation of the two cities save money? A clear example comes to mind. Some 21 years ago, the mayors of both cities appointed a group of 24 citizens, councilors, city managers and officials to study joint municipal operations and make recommendations. Those 24 […]
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COLAC broadcasts to air through July
LEWISTON — Representatives of the Coalition Opposed to Lewiston Auburn Consolidation will present arguments against the merger of the Twin Cities on weekly broadcasts through June and July. Broadcasts will appear on Public Access channels 11 or 1302, and will air at 5 a.m. every Saturday, and 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each Tuesday through […]
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Central Maine Healthcare closing urgent care in Auburn and Mechanic Falls practice
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare is closing its urgent care facility on Center Street in Auburn and a clinic in Mechanic Falls and cutting 38 jobs, part of what CEO Jeff Brickman called the last of the “major cost reductions we’ve been going through the last nine months.” Ten of the jobs are physicians, nine […]
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Leave things alone
I am so tired of all the talk about merging Lewiston and Auburn. No, keep them separate and be done with it. Jan Biron has the right idea (letter, June 11). How many times have I heard talk of putting the two cities together. It seems as if every few years that idea comes up, […]
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Paul R. Meunier
AUBURN — Paul R. Meunier, 74, of Auburn died on Thursday, May 25, at his home. He was born on November 19, 1942, in New Haven, Conn., a son of the late Phillip and Frances (Tibbetts) Meunier. He grew up in West Haven, Conn., attending local area schools and moved to Maine in the mid […]
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Mary ‘Molly’ Luke
AUBURN — Mary “Molly” Owen Luke, 100, formerly of Bath, died Saturday, June 10, at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born in New York City on Jan. 11, 1917, a daughter of William Selkirk and Eleanor Doty (Smith) Owen. She graduated from Montclair High School and attended Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. On June 20, […]
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Cheryl A. Mace
AUBURN — Cheryl A. Mace of Auburn died Monday, June 12, at an Auburn health care facility. She was born in Lewiston on March 29, 1952. She spent her service as a case worker in a local group home.