Update: Denis D’Auteuil leaving Auburn for Lewiston administrator post AUBURN — A new city manager could be hired as soon as next month, Mayor Jonathan LaBonte said this week. LaBonte said Tuesday he’s confident that Auburn’s next city manager is “somewhere in the mix” of the most recent applicant pool. The deadline for applications was Feb. […]
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Two injured in rush-hour collision in Auburn
Auburn police and the Fire-Rescue Department respond to a rush-hour crash on Minot Avenue near Morrison & Sylvester on Tuesday. Two drivers were taken to the hospital after a head-on collision. Auburn police said a white GMC pickup truck pulled out into oncoming traffic on Minot Avenue, across from Morrison & Sylvester, and collided with […]
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Meteorites, origami for kids at Auburn Public Library
AUBURN — Auburn Public Library has announced its upcoming children’s events. The library is at 49 Spring St. Sprouts: 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. Saturdays, Feb. 18 and 25, in the Children’s Room. This is a rousing lap-sit program for babies through 36 months of age and their caregivers. Participants will gather on the story quilt for […]
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First Auburn Seniors to meet AUBURN — The First Auburn Senior Citizens will meet for a regular meeting and Valentine’s Day lunch at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Seniors will crown a king and queen and play bingo. There were 29 members present at the last meeting. Attendance winners were David LePage and Carol LePage; Pot […]
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Lewiston, Auburn cancel trash pick up Monday due to winter storm
LEWISTON/AUBURN — The cities of Lewiston and Auburn have canceled trash pick up for Monday, Feb. 13, due to the winter storm. Curbside trash could interfere with road cleanup. Lewiston residents are asked to store collections until Monday, Feb. 20. Auburn residents may drop their trash at Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation at 110 Goldthwaite Road free of […]
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Minnie H. Pond
AUBURN — Minnie H. Pond, 95, formerly of Lewiston, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at Bolster Heights Residential Care Facility in Auburn, where she had been a resident for the past two years. Born in Gardiner on June 4, 1921, she was the daughter of John C. and Kathleen J. Pratt Malcolm. Educated locally, she worked […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Feb. 13 LEWISTON — Lewiston Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room, Lewiston City Hall. LEWISTON — Lewiston School Committee, regular meeting, 6:45 p.m., at Montello Elementary School, 407 East Ave. On agenda: hear report and appoint member to Longley Educational Programming Committee, report on performance-based learning workshop, discussion of 2017-18 school calendar, […]
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Snow tube park opens at Lost Valley
Ethan Levesque, left, of Auburn shouts and pumps his fists as he flies down the newly opened Snow Tube Park at Lost Valley in Auburn on Friday afternoon. For more information on hours of operation and prices for the Maine Family Credit Union Snow Tube park, visit www.lostvalleyski.com Friends, from left, Sawyer Shanaman, Calvin Vincent […]
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A place for the church bells
I was thinking about the bells from the former St. Louis Church in New Auburn. Even though it is not quite in New Auburn, it would be a perfect spot for the bells if they were placed on the grounds of the old Edward Little High School, where the statue of Edward Little once stood. […]
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Central Maine Community College announces Spaulding Scholarship winners
AUBURN — Jamie Lyn Cormier of Auburn and Julie Davis of South Casco have been awarded the 2017 Spaulding Memorial Scholarship at Central Maine Community College. The college awards this scholarship in memory of the late Jason Spaulding, who was a student in the Electromechanical Technology program at CMCC. A member of the Phi Theta […]