AUBURN — A Saturday ceremony might be the best chance for the public to get a glimpse of four historic New Auburn bells until the city is able to purchase them. City officials and local historians will be on hand at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cote Corp., 2980 Hotel Road, for a ceremonial unveiling […]
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New Auburn redesign draft unveiled
AUBURN — Plans for a major New Auburn facelift, including moving the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge down river were presented to the City Council Monday evening. Last spring, New Auburn property and business owners began a series of meetings with a steering committee of city councilors to implement the city’s 2011 master plan of developing […]
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New Auburn plan review set for Monday
AUBURN — A first draft of a study that looks at transportation and land-use issues in New Auburn gets a City Council review Monday night. Councilors are scheduled to get a 90-minute review of the New Auburn Village Center Study at a special meeting scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in Auburn City Hall. The […]
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Next phase of New Auburn planning beginning
AUBURN — The city will host a public planning session at 6 p.m. Thursday at Rolly’s Diner to launch a village study of the core of New Auburn’s downtown. “This is not a meeting, another boring meeting,” Economic Development Specialist Al Manoian said. “It’s a public design session. We’ll have large street maps set up […]
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Walking tour considers New Auburn history, future
AUBURN — A walking tour guided by a city Economic Development staffer moves to New Auburn this week. Al Manoian, Auburn’s economic development specialist, will lead a tour of the area, discussing its roots as an industrial village and its future. “I promise, we will make it very entertaining,” Manoian said. “No one will be […]
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Liane A. Fortin
1927-2013 AUBURN — Liane Alice Demers Fortin, 85, of Auburn passed away Thursday Aug. 14. She was born Dec. 6, 1927, in Auburn, the daughter of Ludger and Cesarie (Gagne) Demers. She was employed for many years by Loan Shoe Company, Bon-Ann Footwear and other local shoe manufacturers. In September 2001, she married Edward B. […]
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Lewis ‘Fred’ Brown
1939 – 2013 AUBURN — Lewis “Fred” Brown, 74, of Valview Dr., died Saturday morning, Aug. 3, surrounded by his family at the Auburn Hospice House. He went to be with his wife of 47 years, Irene, on their wedding anniversary. Fred was born on March 20, 1939, in Auburn, a son of the late […]