AUBURN — Danville Junction Grange will serve a bean and casserole supper with pie at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 15 Grange St. Cost: $8 for adults; $4 for children ages 5 to 12; free for children younger than 5. — FAYETTE — The final Keep Me Warm supper of the season will be […]
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Vendors sought for fabric fair AUBURN — High Street Congregational Church will host its annual Fabric and Craft Supply Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at 106 Pleasant St. Tables are $20 each. FMI: 207-784-1306. Danville Junction Grange to meet AUBURN — Danville Junction Grange will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9. […]
Three people taken to hospital after Court St. fire in Auburn
AUBURN — A kitchen fire raged out of control Wednesday night and engulfed the side of an apartment house on Court Street. The 9:30 p.m. blaze sent tenants scurrying from their apartments at 495 Court St. Three people were taken to a Lewiston hospital as a result of the fire, including a boy 4 or […]
Androscoggin commissioners consider policy to limit contact with attorney
AUBURN — Tens of thousands of dollars spent on legal fees by the county during the past couple of years have prompted the Androscoggin County Commission to consider a new policy for contacting the county attorney. The policy introduced at Wednesday’s meeting would restrict commissioners from contacting the county attorney without authority from the board […]
The Buzz: Elizabeth Ann up for sale
One week after news broke of a developer’s intention to build a sizable convenience store and gas station across the street, Elizabeth Ann General Store is up for sale. Owners are asking $1.2 million. Elizabeth Ann, a well-known landmark at East Avenue and Sabattus Street in Lewiston, was the Twin Cities’ first 24-hour convenience store/gas […]
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Church seeks fabric, crafting supplies AUBURN — High Street Congregational Church is seeking donations of fabric and craft supplies for its annual Fabric & Craft Supply Sale set for April 8. Donations may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday or Thursday at the church, 106 Pleasant St. Proceeds from this sale are used […]
Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit swat away Minutemen in OT
MIDDLETON, Mass. — Walker Hamilton scored 2:26 into overtime to lift the visiting L/A Fighting Spirit over the East Coast Minutemen, 3-2, in an NA3HL game at Essex Sports Center on Sunday. The win gave the Fighting Spirit a weekend sweep of the home-and-home series, after Saturday’s 4-1 win in Lewiston. Hamilton’s goal finished off […]
Housing projects hit funding snag
President’s corporate tax-cut talk leaves developers short of funds LEWISTON — Nathan Szanton has big, $12-million plans to fill a 175-foot, ugly, empty stretch of Lisbon Street with 63 sharp, modern apartments. Heading into last fall, he had hoped to break ground this July. Then Donald Trump’s election changed the financial landscape. Now before Szanton […]
Council: Auburn ‘uniquely positioned’ for recreational pot
AUBURN — City officials are keeping an open mind when it comes to recreational marijuana, even as the state Legislature moves to delay implementation of large sections of the bill passed in November. At a City Council workshop Monday, councilors looked to stay ahead of the state regulatory process by looking at the city’s options […]