The Heart Holds What the Mind Cannot AUBURN — Marjorie A. Lizotte, 84, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, at Clover Manor, Galway Unit, Auburn, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 27, 1933, the youngest of six children of John and Dora LaBossierre Hopkins. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1950. In […]
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Auburn Housing Authority appointment proves controversial
AUBURN — An appointment to the Auburn Housing Authority was tabled for the second week in a row because the nomination of Mayor Jonathan LaBonte for the role raised conflict-of-interest questions. The City Council voted to table the item once again after city attorney Mike Malloy said Monday that LaBonte serving on the Auburn Housing […]
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Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice planning 5Ks, Remembrance Walks for Hospice House
AUBURN/FARMINGTON — Registration is open for Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice’s annual Hospice House 5K & Remembrance Walks Sunday, May 7, in Farmington and Sunday, May 21, in Auburn. Race-day registration begins at both locations at 7:30 a.m. with the race starting at 9 a.m. Registration is $25 in advance and $35 on race day. […]
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Love Changes Everything adoption event
AUBURN — The love shared with a pet doesn’t just change the person’s life — it can change the world for the pet. Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold an adoption from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at 105 Mount Auburn Ave., […]
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Citylink changes routes in Auburn
A Citylink bus is parked outside the Great Falls Transportation Center in Auburn. AUBURN — A series of changes proposed for Lewiston-Auburn’s Citylink bus system centers in Auburn would most notably affect the New Auburn, Minot Avenue and mall shuttle routes. The proposal from the Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee, presented to the public Thursday, would split the […]
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Scott Boucher to Address L-A Rotary March 9
LEWISTON — Scott Boucher, will be the featured guest speaker of the LA Rotary from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at the Ramada Inn. Boucher is the owner of Barresi Financial, Inc. Boucher focuses on developing employee benefit plan designs that maximize the cost effectiveness of the investment by employer groups. He works […]
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Auburn joins Lewiston in asylum-seeker increase
AUBURN — A recent increase in the number of asylum-seekers requesting General Assistance isn’t isolated to Lewiston. According to officials in Auburn, there has also been a jump in the number of people seeking asylum on the other side of the Androscoggin River. The increase is squeezing budgets at a time when state welfare programs […]
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Auburn: Proposed school budget up 3 percent
Auburn School Superintendent Katy Grondin goes over her proposed school budget Wednesday night with the School Committee. Her recommended budget, which will likely change, is up by 3 percent. AUBURN — The Auburn School Department budget would go up by 3 percent next year, as proposed by Superintendent Katy Grondin. Saying the numbers could change […]
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From slavery to Lewiston: Local historian presents findings on freed slaves
Candace Kanes spoke at the Androscoggin Historical Society in Auburn on Tuesday night about Lewiston’s first generation of African-Americans who were sent here by the Freedmen’s Bureau. AUBURN — Local historian Candace Kanes presented her findings Tuesday night about a small community of freed slaves who made Lewiston their home in 1866. Doug Hodgkin, president […]
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Auburn Public Library to show 'Screenagers'
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library invites the public to a special screening of “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” on Thursday, March 9, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Directed by Delaney Ruston, a physician and parent of teenagers, “Screenagers” takes a deeply personal […]