AUBURN — The bell in the iconic clock tower atop the Androscoggin County Courthouse will soon ring every hour, and the four faces of the clock will accurately tell the time. Calling it a symbol of the county and a source of pride, the Androscoggin County Commission accepted two bids to restore the historic clock tower. […]
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Elizabeth Ann sold; Krispy Kreme waits on permits
This week the Buzz is chock-full — a sale, an opening, a rumor squashed, a Krispy Kreme update — so without further ado: Elizabeth Ann General Store sold May 30 for $800,000 and the new owner plans to upgrade and renovate. The well-known store at the corner of East Avenue and Sabattus Street in Lewiston […]
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Marilyn J. Hamel
AUBURN — Marilyn June (Rollins) Hamel, 62, of Ellsworth, passed away Tuesday, May 30, with the loving support of her family, at Clover Manor Nursing Home, Auburn. She was born in Brunswick, Dec. 30, 1954, the daughter of Carlton and Marion (Blackwell) Rollins Sr. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1973 and from Ashford […]
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Gordon “Bucky” R. Brown
AUBURN — Gordon “Bucky” Robert Brown, of Auburn, passed away on Friday, May 13. Born in Bingham on June 26, 1928, a son of Carl and Mable Brown. He left home at an early age to help the country he loved through WWII as a merchant Marine. He was also in the Navy and traveled the […]
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New ELHS: Renovate or build?
AUBURN — As work continues on building a new Edward Little High School, the Building Committee Tuesday night was given a draft list of advantages and disadvantages to build new or renovate the existing school. If this feels like deja vu, it is. The same question was debated in 2013 by a different committee, but that […]
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LRTC director: Students with skills getting hired
AUBURN — On a recent afternoon at Evergreen Subaru, technician Bradley Healy, 19, was looking up at the bottom of a vehicle on a lift, pulling out the engine. Alex Allaire, 20, also works as a technician at the Auburn dealership. He’s not old enough to buy beer, but “I have a house,” he said. […]
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Second overdose victim found in Auburn apartment dies
AUBURN — Police reported Monday afternoon that the second of last week’s overdose victims died. Kevin Cooper, 50, was found unconscious Thursday night in his Mill Street apartment. He was taken to a Lewiston hospital. Deidre Hall, 39, also was found unconscious. She was declared dead. Police suspect both overdosed on heroin but their deaths remain […]
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40 Under 40: Leading the way in L-A
They’re creative, they’re entrepreneurial. They’re teachers, they’re leaders and they are all calling here home. The new class of Uplift LA’s 40 Under 40 honorees includes a diverse group of local professionals all being honored at a dinner at the Agora Grand Event Center this Friday, June 9. Today, we introduce you to 10 of them, […]
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Adam Lee: Serving and running
AUBURN — Adam Lee is running for something this fall. In the meantime, he’s just plain running, a 5K at a time. Lee, 37, an attorney at Trafton, Matzen, Belleau & Frenette, LLP, lives now in Auburn but grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Houston, Texas. “My dad’s from Madawaska and most of his […]