Monday’s road work listing on Page B3 of Monday’s City edition should have said Route 136 between Auburn and Durham is closed indefinitely due to a collapse. It was a reporting error.
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Federal money to help plot Lewiston’s course on riverfront
LEWISTON — The city has money to help plot the future of the downtown riverfront and it’s looking for more. City councilors met with members of the Planning Board on Tuesday to discuss a range of topics, from medical marijuana dispensaries to zoning philosophy. Three topics focused on the future of Lewiston’s riverfront development: a […]
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School department proper venue for downtown elementary discussion, counciilor says
LEWISTON — Discussions about keeping an elementary school in the downtown should be left up to the public and the School Committee, city councilors and planners said Tuesday. The fate of the city’s downtown elementary schools was one topic councilors and Planning Board members discussed at a special workshop meeting. The School Committee is applying […]
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Boys’ soccer: Devils dance past Rams
LEWISTON — If Cony could have picked any time of the year to run into Lewiston, Tuesday’s scheduled contest at Don Roux field would not have been anywhere near the top of the list. The Blue Devils, off to a slower-than-expected 1-2 start and badly in need of a confidence-boosting win after a tough one-goal […]
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Lofts at Bates Mill developer to apply for Maine Housing credits
LEWISTON — The developer of a Bates Mill housing plan said he’s ready to move on to the next step, with bigger free-market apartments going up for rent. Developer Nathan Szanton said he plans to apply for low-income housing credits for the project from Maine Housing in October. The project is planned for the Bates […]
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Road construction
Sept. 13-17 Auburn Work location: Begins: Done by: Status: Lakeshore Drive, north of Tabers Ongoing September Delays Old Danville Road, Moose Brook to city line Ongoing October Detour Route 136 at the Durham town line Ongoing October Closed Main Street, Academy to bridge Ongoing November Delays Hotel Road at Youngs Corner Ongoing November One lane […]
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Turnpike work to close Lisbon Street overnight Thursday
LEWISTON — Work on the Maine Turnpike bridge will shut down traffic on Lisbon Street overnight Thursday. State road crews will remove two steel beams under the turnpike’s northbound lane between Sabattus and Lewiston as part of an ongoing effort to widen the road, resident engineer Charles Myers said. The work is scheduled to begin at […]
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What young professionals want for Lewiston/Auburn
LEWISTON — Young professionals crave new bands, nightclubs and restaurants, but they’re not sure what’s already out there. They consider Lewiston and Auburn’s downtowns to be pedestrian friendly, but they aren’t likely to walk between them. They don’t feel connected to the area, but they want to be. And YPLAA really, really wants them to […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Dragons drop double digits on Devils
LEWISTON — Brunswick High School senior Allison Walton was sent back onto Don Roux Field on Saturday morning with a time limit and unspoken orders not to shoot. So it was no surprise that Dragons coach Martyn Davison wielded a quick hook when Walton scored her fifth goal of the game, a one-timer so pretty […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Lewiston can’t break Brunswick
LEWISTON — For a guy with three shutouts in three varsity boys’ soccer starts, Brunswick High School junior Seth Holmblad hasn’t exactly been overworked. That changed dramatically in the final three minutes of regulation Saturday afternoon at Don Roux Field. Holmblad deflected one golden opportunity to the relative safety of the green real estate beyond […]