AUBURN — Due to inclement weather the Jan. 24 Auburn Democrats meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday Jan. 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Auburn City Building. Call 740-0113 FMI.
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Storm prompts Lewiston, Auburn parking bans
The approaching messy storm has forced Lewiston and Auburn to call for parking bans. Lewiston’s will begin Monday evening at midnight and remain in effect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, while Auburn’s ban will start at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and end at 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Auburn’s Downtown Parking District is exempt from the parking […]
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Working: Cody Childs, hard-driving barber
AUBURN — Cody Childs talks quickly and deftly about skin fades, tapers and undercuts and it could be boxing, maybe, except it’s barbering. The 23-year-old opened his one-man shop two months ago in a former Center Street yoga studio, decorating it with a black leather lounge area and stylish red-and-black seats and stations. On the […]
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Charter Commission to present its case for Lewiston-Auburn merger
LEWISTON — The results of a study to be presented Wednesday at the Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center will make a strong case for merging Lewiston and Auburn, Charter Commission Chairman Gene Geiger said. The study, developed over the past year, will lay out the potential cost savings of merging the two cities, and could […]
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Auburn prepares for Winterfest 2017
AUBURN — Winterfest 2017 is quickly approaching, and if this winter so far is any indication, the weather should be snowy, yet not too cold. In other words, perfect. Winterfest 2017 runs from Friday, Jan. 27, to Sunday, Jan. 29, offering a variety of activities throughout the three-day event. A snow playground and free skating […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Jan. 23 LEWISTON — Lewiston School Committee, regular meeting, 6:45 p.m., Dingley Building. On agenda: Nominate a School Committee chair for 2017; report on Kelly Services; request to fund Unified Basketball, a club that has grant funding from Special Olympics. AUBURN — Auburn City Council workshop and meeting in Auburn Hall. Workshop at 5:30 p.m. […]
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Industrial real estate forecast: Lewiston-Auburn in for strong 2017
PORTLAND — Broker Kevin Fletcher had the 120,000-square-foot former Cascade Auburn Fiber on the market for two weeks before it went under contract. He sees the activity on Center Street in Auburn and in downtown Lewiston and he hears rumors — good ones — about behind-the-scene progress on Bates Mill No. 5. He told a […]
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Auburn Democrats to meet Tuesday
AUBURN — Phil Bartlett, chairman of the Maine Democratic Party, will address the Auburn Democratic City Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Auburn Hall. All Auburn Democrats are urged to attend committee meetings, which take place the fourth Tuesday of each month. Refreshments are served […]
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Auburn: Vehicle hits light pole on Turnpike entrance ramp
AUBURN — The Maine Turnpike Authority reports a vehicle hit a light pole on the Exit 75 southbound entrance ramp and is delaying traffic. Caution is urged while traveling through the area.
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$6.2 million expansion at Auburn Tambrands underway
AUBURN — Tambrands is in the midst of a $6.2 million expansion driven by the company’s popular Pearl tampons. “It’ll give us space for up to two more production lines,” said Rick Malinowski, Tambrands’ supply network operations leader. Ground broke on the new 33,212-square-foot addition to its Hotel Road plant last fall and is expected […]