With some trends, you welcome their return with a warm embrace. How have you been? How are the kids? Did that tennis elbow ever clear up? Others score only a curt nod. I remember you, feathered alligator clip/wedge flip-flop/fringed Old Orchard Beach belly shirt, and no, we won’t be friends again. Inspired by Ruth Bader […]
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Puppy socialization at Auburn Mall
Elora Hixon and puppy Onyx hang out at the Auburn Mall for a socialization activity with the Guiding Eyes for the Blind on Thursday. The nationwide organization makes use of volunteer puppy raisers, such as Hixon, who teach basic skills to the dogs for 14 to 16 months. The dogs then learn specialized skills. (Andree […]
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Auburn Mall Show reveals new racing rides
AUBURN — After an up-and-down winter that transitioned from raging blizzards to record warmth in what seemed like 36-hour time frames, race fans in central and western Maine are more than ready to preview the brand new season ahead. They’ll have that opportunity beginning on Monday, March 12, as the annual Auburn Mall Race Car […]
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Auburn Mall offers safe, warm winter walking place
There was a sense of relief that Sunday morning as each new walker stepped into the mall and out of the freezing-cold Maine winter. With the chill – and, more important, ice covered sidewalks and roads – it can be dangerous to walk outside during the winter months. But we all know physical activity can […]
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Claire LaMore
AUBURN — Claire LaMore, 82 of Auburn Maine passed away Monday, Feb. 5, in Auburn. Claire was born on December 3rd 1935 to Alphonse and Aurore Custeau. Claire was the youngest of seven children. Claire is predeceased in by her husband, and Only Love, Ernest, her parents Alphonse and Aurore, her brother’s Gaston and Robert, her […]
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Auburn Mall Show previews new season ahead
AUBURN — Every spring since 1979, racers and fans in and around the Twin Cities of Auburn and Lewiston have gathered at the Auburn Mall to shake off cabin fever and get a glimpse into the coming season. The mall hosts its annual Race Car Show from Sunday, March 27, through Sunday, April 2 this […]
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Schott gets $16.4M and an Applebee’s for 3 mall properties
AUBURN — Developer George Schott has sold three plazas, bought three hotels and picked up an Applebee’s. This week, Schott got $16.4 million and the Center Street Applebee’s, which is valued at $3.6 million, for the three properties around the Auburn Mall, he confirmed Thursday. “It’s been three months we’ve been working on the deal, so it’s […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: A knit bikini? Just say no
It’s June! Finally! Let’s kick up our heels, dust off our bikinis and get to it — it’s a retail mash-up. Marital honesty An actual conversation three weeks ago at the Bag House while watching an episode of “Survivor”: BL: “See how that woman’s bikini bottom is rouched up the back, along the seam of […]
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Three Auburn plazas for sale; Schott asking $24.9 million
Broker Craig Young at CBRE Boulos said Friday morning that Schott wouldn’t be talking to the media about the listing. “He’s a very private person,” Young said of Schott. “He’s asked us not to overly comment on it other than to confirm we are marketing the three properties and it is his intent to sell […]
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Auburn Mall sprinkler goes off due to cold weather
AUBURN — A fire sprinkler in an Auburn Mall entrance ceiling next to JC Penney malfunctioned, closing off the vestibule for several hours Monday morning. The sprinkler head froze and popped after a heating unit stopped working, dousing the area at the southwestern section of the mall with water, Fire Battalion Chief David Richard said. […]