LEWISTON — Residents can register for absentee ballots, but they won’t be able to get them until later this week. According to state rules, Maine cities and towns could begin issuing absentee ballots on Friday. City Clerk Kathy Montejo said a train derailment somewhere between Georgia and Massachusetts last week has delayed the delivery of […]
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Constance G. Currie
1921 – 2015 AUBURN — Constance G. Currie, 93, of Auburn died Friday, Sept. 25, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Van Buren on Nov. 21, 1921, the seventh child of 17, to Thomas and Gertrude (Gagnon) Ouellette. She was a resident of the Lewiston and Auburn community […]
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Lewiston-Auburn this week
MONDAY, Sept. 28 LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:15 p.m. in the administrator’s conference room on the bottom floor of Lewiston City Hall. LEWISTON — Planning Board regular meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers on the bottom floor of Lewiston City Hall. Topics include a discussion about the property at 35 Ellis St. Rear […]
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Riverviews: Teacher ‘Aunt Ora’ sheds light on old school days
It’s here again. This is the traditional “back to school” week in the Twin Cities. A lot of students returned to classes at the end of August, but many older residents will recall summer vacation lasting just past Labor Day — and we made the most of every minute of the fleeting summer. These residents […]
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Power poles replacing trees as CMP project continues
LEWISTON — People on both sides of the Androscoggin River north of downtown soon will see new power-line poles going up, replacing the trees that were cut down last month. Chris Marshall, spokesman for Burns and McDonnell Engineers, said workers are cutting trees and pouring concrete foundations for Central Maine Power’s new Lewiston Loop project. […]
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Building robots at LAC summer camp
Logan Ouellette and Brady Corson, both 10, of Greene, operate a self-built robot over an incline Thursday at University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College. The boys were among 17 youngsters who attended the Maine Robotics Summer Camp. Children ages 9 to 12 learned basic programming and engineering design, said camp instructor Jim Rowe, also an Auburn […]
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Election season begins in Lewiston, Auburn; candidate nominations open
AUBURN — Election season kicks off Monday as would-be candidates for city offices in Lewiston and Auburn can begin collecting signatures on nomination petitions. All elected offices in both cities will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. That includes School Committee members, city councilors and mayors. Aspiring candidates in both cities need to collect signatures […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
Monday, July 6 LEWISTON — Magician “The Great Stephan,” 11 a.m., Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, free. Stephan is one of Maine’s most requested magicians, performing his comedy and magic all over New England. LEWISTON — Finance Committee meeting, 5:15 p.m., in the Administrator’s Conference Room on the bottom floor of City Hall. Topics include bids for […]
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L-A Fourth a fiery celebration at fairgrounds
Here’s a quick little trivia quiz. In what year was the first joint Lewiston-Auburn Fourth of July celebration held? It was 1948, and it was a big event with an intercity all-star baseball game in the morning at Walton Field in Auburn, and a fireworks display at the Maine State Fairgrounds in Lewiston. The display […]
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Lewiston-Auburn This Week
MONDAY, June 29 LEWISTON — Lewiston Planning Board regular meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the administrators conference room on the bottom floor of Lewiston City Hall. AUBURN — Ribbon-cutting ceremony for refurbished city softball field, 5:30 p.m. at 48 Pettengill Park Road, Auburn. TUESDAY, June 30 LEWISTON — Lewiston City Council special meeting, 6 p.m. in the City […]