AUBURN — A $34,000 grant will give New Auburn a better link to a Little Androscoggin River recreation trail. “This piece, the piece we are going to be building, is part of a much bigger system, ultimately,” City Planner Doug Greene said. “We’d like to connect to the Riverwalk and then proceed into some other […]
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Maine tourism conference: Who to target, what kind of stories to tell
AUGUSTA — Ms. Balanced Achiever wants to vacation someplace the whole family will enjoy, where the kids will learn something. Mr. Genuine Original is about adventure and new experiences. Ms. Social Sophisticate wants to be pampered. A lot. And make her friends jealous about her fabulous time. They’re the three types of tourists most likely […]
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Bien fait! Madame Bonneau: Auburn woman named to Franco hall of fame
AUGUSTA — For Auburn’s Doris Belisle-Bonneau all the accolades and honors she received from the governments of the state of Maine and France are not about her. Belisle-Bonneau, who has been a longtime supporter of saving and restoring Lewiston-Auburn and Maine’s Franco-American culture and language, was inducted into the state’s Franco-American Hall of Fame on […]
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Strong wind gusts create problems across Maine
GRAY — Utility crews Wednesday were mopping up sporadic power outages caused by powerful wind gusts across Maine. James Brown of the National Weather Service in Gray said Wednesday that gusts reached 54 mph in York, 51 mph in South Bristol and 56 mph at the Isle of Shoals buoy, causing thousands of power outages […]
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Geraldine ‘Geri’ Widell
1935 – 2015 AUBURN — Geraldine “Geri” Widell passed away after a short illness on Saturday, March 14, at her home in Auburn with family and friends by her side. She was born in Van Buren on Oct. 12, 1935, the daughter of Sylvio and Mamie Michaud. She attended local schools. Her family moved to […]
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Philip Fyfe Sr.
1929 – 2015 AUBURN — Philip Fyfe Sr. of Auburn passed away Wednesday, March 4, at the Androscoggin Hospice House after a period of failing health, surrounded by family and friends. Phil was born on Aug. 16, 1929, in Auburn, the youngest child of William and Wilhemina Fyfe. He was a graduate of Edward Little […]
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Video: Howling winds knock out power for thousands of CMP customers
Strong winds blow roof off home WGME video LEWISTON — Well, here’s something new: Instead of snow or bitter cold wreaking havoc across the area, it was gusting winds. It started in the early evening Tuesday and by 10 p.m., roughly 8,000 homes and businesses were without power as lines came crashing down. The bulk […]
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Clifton William Ledger
1925 – 2015 TURNER — Clifton William Ledger, 89, passed away Friday, March 13, at his home in Turner. He was born in Milford, N.H., on Sept. 10, 1925, the son of Clifton A. Tevyaw and Alice Leger. Upon his father’s death, his mother married Clifford Anderson, who became a wonderful father figure to him. […]