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 […]
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Auburn to explore early release for grades 7-12
AUBURN — Saying it would greatly help teachers boost learning, the Auburn School Department will explore adding early-release days to the school calendar, possibly next year. Superintendent Katy Grondin said a small group will be assembled to look into providing teachers of grades seven through 12 with more professional development. Auburn elementary schools have had […]
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Auburn schools working to keep up with rising expectations
AUBURN — As the state continues to make student tests more difficult, scores for Auburn students show that about half of the city’s schools scored at or above state averages, and half below. The state averages show that nearly half of Maine students aren’t performing at the levels expected by the state. Test results were […]
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Greene man charged in sex abuse case
AUBURN — A 35-year-old man from Greene was behind bars Tuesday, accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old autistic girl a week before Christmas. Travis Therrien, of College Street, was arrested on a warrant early Saturday morning when police stopped his car a short distance from his home. Therrien is charged with sexual abuse of a […]
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Auburn evacuates Western Avenue homes during gas leak
AUBURN — Eleven homes were evacuated Tuesday morning after a car struck a natural gas meter and severed the service line on Western Avenue, Auburn Fire Battalion Chief David Richard said. Auburn Fire Chief Geoffrey Low said there were no injuries or property damage, and 25 people from the 11 buildings were able to return […]
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Ban marijuana businesses
As a property owner in Auburn, I find it disturbing to see that Auburn has allowed a medical marijuana business in a mixed residential and commercial zoned area. The medical marijuana business is only 100 yards from my house. There are also two more medical marijuana businesses within two miles of my property. If Auburn […]
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The Buzz: After best sales week, Cafe LA closes in the Auburn Public Library
This week in the Buzz: A closure and one tough cookie. Cafe LA in the Auburn Public Library closed abruptly after a record-breaking sales week last week. Owner Dan Gagnon said Thursday that running it and his three other businesses just got to be too much. “With the enormous amount of time and work that […]
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USM president: L-A College growing, Twin Cities critical to USM
LEWISTON — Glenn Cummings came to town Thursday morning warm, funny and with lots of love for Lewiston-Auburn. The new University of Southern Maine president and former state legislator said new student undergrad enrollment was up 4 percent USM-wide in the fall of 2016 compared to the year before. But at the L-A campus, it was up […]