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Douglas N. Pettengill Jr.

NEW AUBURN — Douglas N. Pettengill Jr., 59, of New Auburn passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, Aug. 4. He was born in Portland on Dec. 3, 1958, the son of Douglas N. Pettengill Sr. and Barbara C. (Maloney) Crandall. Doug acquired his education in Auburn, and proudly joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1976, […]

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Summer spruce-up in New Auburn

Ken Blais of Rolly’s Diner in Auburn smooths gravel Thursday afternoon under a bench he just installed across the street from his business at the corner of Mill and Main streets in Auburn. Blais is a member of United New Auburn Association, which last year received a Neighborhood Challenge Grant from the city. A stipulation […]

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New Auburn redevelopment will begin this summer

AUBURN — Construction is slated to begin this year on a $3.2 million redevelopment of the New Auburn neighborhood, starting with a pedestrian-centered “riverway” road, an amphitheater and trail along the Androscoggin River.  Doug Greene, Auburn’s urban development coordinator and the project’s leader, told the City Council on Monday that construction will begin this summer […]

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Constance D. Ayotte

AUBURN — Constance D. (Hunter) Ayotte, 69, of New Auburn died at Central Maine Medical Center on Saturday, June 24, after a brief illness. She was born in Augusta on July 1, 1947, the eldest child of Thomas Sr. and Dorothy (Hoffmann) Hunter. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1965 and attended Gorham […]

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Rita L. Dube

LEWISTON — Rita (Leblond) Dube, 90, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Monday, March 6. She was born in New Auburn on July 31, 1926, the daughter of the late Armand and Gaetane (Roy) Leblond. Rita was a devout Catholic and a parishioner at the Basilica of Saints […]

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Santa comes to New Auburn

NEW AUBURN — The sidewalks from Riverside Drive to Mill Street Saturday were lined with bundled-up families waiting to see the holiday parade. New Auburn held its own festival Saturday night with a parade that culminated in the Rolly’s Diner parking lot, complete with Santa pictures, free hot chocolate and a tree lighting. The New […]

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New Auburn village, green way meeting Thursday

AUBURN — Efforts to create a walkable New Auburn Village and a riverside greenway move into the next phase Thursday. City officials are hosting a planning kickoff meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Auburn/Lewiston at 43 Second St. The meeting is open to the public. The effort continues work started […]