April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and youth-serving organizations across the country have been working this month to raise awareness and understanding about a topic that needs more attention in more communities: child sexual abuse. Statistics reveal that about 1 in 10 children in the United States will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. […]
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Former chamber president creates company matching veterans with businesses
AUBURN — Several weeks ago, Matt Leonard took a call from a newly retired colonel who’d moved to Maine because he and his wife had vacationed here and loved the state. He had 30 years in the Air Force, three master’s degrees and zero job prospects — he’d applied, but no one was calling him back. […]
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Androscoggin River projects gain steam
AUBURN — It’s hard to miss the Androscoggin River crashing between downtown Lewiston and Auburn this time of year, when the falls are at full flow. On Thursday, a number of people made the trek up the Auburn Riverwalk to take a closer look, including officials from both sides of the river who are working […]
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Androscoggin County seeks end to state mandate on office hours
AUBURN — All counties in Maine can determine their own hours of operation and establish when their county offices will open and close. All counties, that is, except Androscoggin County. Office hours at the Androscoggin County Courthouse are dictated by Maine statute. County Administrator Larry Post and his department heads would like to change that […]
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Gift bags for Bolster Heights residents
Isabelle Lafrance, a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Youth Ministry Program in Auburn, left, listens to Deacon Denis Mailhot, parish outreach coordinator, talk with Sister Pauline Bonenfant, 99, at Bolster Heights Health Care Facility in Auburn on Tuesday morning. Lafrance and her brother Abraham delivered Easter gift bags to Bonenfant and other residents […]
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Commission seeking name for merged L-A
LEWISTON — What’s in a name? For the proposed consolidation of Lewiston and Auburn, it could mean a lot. The Lewiston-Auburn Joint Charter Commission is asking residents in both cities to submit their ideas for what to call the consolidated city, if the merger is ultimately approved by voters. “It’s time to make history. Who […]
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Rebuild Together L/A to do repairs on 10 area homes
LEWISTON — Rebuilding Together, a nonprofit that provides low-income homeowners with critical home repairs, will have its annual National Rebuilding Month this April. Nearly 40,000 volunteers will serve in more than 1,600 affiliate-led rebuild projects throughout National Rebuilding Month. Rebuilding Together L/A will host volunteers to repair 10 homes in the Lewiston-Auburn area during National […]
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Robert O. Labrie
BREWER — Robert Omer Labrie, 92, a longtime resident of Auburn, was called home on Monday, April 17, at Woodlands Senior Living in Brewer. Robert was born in 1924 in Lewiston, son of Omer and Veronique Labrie. He was educated in Lewiston-Auburn schools and married the love of his life, Therese F. Gagnon, on Feb. […]
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Words for Thirds
Danville Junction Grange distributed dictionaries to over 300 third-grade students in three local schools as a community service project. It is part of the nationwide Words for Thirds program.
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Raymond St. Pierre
AUBURN — Raymond St. Pierre, 88, formerly of Lewiston, passed away peacefully at Clover Manor in Auburn on Friday, April 14. Born in Lewiston on May 26, 1928, he was the son of Philippe and Gloria Levesque St. Pierre. Educated in local schools, he was a graduate of Lewiston High School, Class of 1947. After […]