AUBURN — Cleaning the Twin Cities’ water supply intake pipe is a pretty straightforward job, according to water officials. “It’s the planning that takes all the effort,” said John Storer, superintendent of the Auburn Water District. Workers began cleaning the intake pipe Monday and they’d all but finished by Wednesday morning. There will be one […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, Dec. 1 LEWISTON — Lewiston School Department Redistricting Committee, regular meeting, 4:30 p.m., Dingley Building, 36 Oak St. Committee will hear from Harriman Associates architect Jeff Larimer on what a larger, 1,200-student elementary school looks like and how it works. For information, visit https://sites.google.com/a/lewistonpublicschools.org/lewiston-public-schools-redistricting/purpose. AUBURN — Auburn City Council workshop and regular meeting. Workshop […]
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Twin Cities gearing up for annual holiday parade and tree lighting
LEWISTON — The Twin Cities’ signature holiday celebration and parade kicks off on Wednesday, Dec 3. This is the eighth year Lewiston and Auburn have combined efforts. The annual Parade of Lights will start at Main and Academy streets, with the parade staging there. There are 25 floats and participants. The procession will step off […]
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Running like hell through the Twin Cities
LEWISTON — It was an unsettling night in the Twin Cities. The ghouls started to arrive before 5 p.m. Friday — witches, clowns, zombies, skeletons and various creatures of the night. They were there for the Run Like Hell 5K costume party, but they weren’t there to race, oh no. These ghastly beings were out […]
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Hard rain floods roads, basements
LEWISTON — They don’t put out flood warnings for nothing. As promised, hard rain in the early evening Thursday left roads flooded in several cities and towns, and crews were scrambling to keep up. In the Lewiston-Auburn area, the intensity of the rain began to pick up at about 6 p.m. Two hours later, it […]
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Foundation helps Franco-Americans afford college
LEWISTON — Brady Dion is leaving his summer job in Sabattus on Sunday to go to college — but college is expensive, he said. An Oak Hill High School graduate, Dion is getting some help — thanks to high grades, community volunteering, Franco-American roots and Franco elders who left money in their wills to the […]
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Maine State Fair still elicits fond memories
It seems inevitable that late summer and the fair season would kindle fond memories of the Lewiston Fairgrounds. For decades, the Maine State Fair was the Twin Cities’ premier event. It drew tremendous crowds and there was excitement everywhere. The midway roared with sounds of sirens and engines from the motorcycle daredevils’ “motodrome.” The voice […]
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Lewiston-Auburn charter meeting Thursday all about the public
AUBURN — Don’t expect to hear a lot from members of the Lewiston-Auburn Charter Commission on Thursday night. “Essentially, we are going to introduce ourselves and say ‘Ok, ladies and gentlemen, what do you want to tell us?’” Chairman Gene Geiger said. “We’re going to try to say little or nothing. I’m going to write […]
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Balloon fest has something for everyone
LEWISTON — Sunday evening’s launch was called off due to high winds, but the 22nd Great Falls Balloon Festival held a morning launch and had plenty of afternoon sunshine. Clouds parted as the band Audio Vibe belted out “Don’t You Forget about Me” by Simple Minds. Oikos handed out free Greek yogurt. Kara Thill, 3, […]
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$6.5 million Hartt Transportation facility breaks ground in Auburn
AUBURN — Hartt Transportation’s expansion means lots of good things for the Twin Cities, according to city Economic Development Director Roland Miller. Company and city officials were on hand Thursday morning to break ground on the Bangor-based company’s $6.5 million business park investment. But Miller said the expansion, a $5.3 million facility with office space, […]