Jim Howaniec, chairman of the Coalition to Oppose Lewiston-Auburn Consolidation, speaks to a crowd gathered at Rolly’s Diner in Auburn in February. The group’s next meeting is Thursday, March 30, at the Sixth Street Congregational Church in New Auburn. AUBURN — The debate over the proposed merger of the Twin Cities has only just begun. […]
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Strong selectmen appoint officials, discuss road reconstruction project
STRONG — Selectmen appointed several town officials at their regular meeting on Tuesday, as well as discussed another soon-to-be vacated position. Ed Adams was hired to fill the Highway Department position vacated by Aaron Marden when he resigned. School board candidate Jacqueline Sniadecki spoke with selectmen about filling the seat vacated by Loretta Deming. She said […]
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Scam alert: Bogus drug companies
As the price of prescription drugs continues to rise, people may find themselves searching online for more affordable medications, according to the AARP Fraud Watch Network. But beware of bogus companies that take your money and never send you the product — or worse — send you a product that could harm you. To confirm […]
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Wetlands at site of new Lewiston elementary school to be protected
LEWISTON — Several small streams run through the property where the new elementary school will be built near Lewiston High School. That wetland is set to be protected from development forever by a buffer that will prevent development, City Planner David Hediger said. The project needed a full site review from the Maine Department of […]
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Street Talk: History repeats itself
You must forgive my disheveled appearance this morning. The uncombed hair, the week’s worth of beard, that distinct man scent that follows the terminally unwashed … I’m just back from vacation, you understand, and I’ve been on a bender. Not the old-style bender, mind you — surely you would have read about that in the […]
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Auburn library holds Fun with Physics
Jamin Collins, 11, left, and Larson Stone, 8, work on making a marshmallow catapult at the Auburn Public Library on Tuesday. They were taking part in a Fun with Physics program with staff from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service who were teaching children about force, motion, inertia and energy. For more information on […]
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Lewiston's new school will soon get a name
Sketch of Lewiston’s new elementary school, which should get a name in April. LEWISTON — Pretty soon, people can stop calling the city’s new elementary school “the new school.” A name is expected to be decided in the coming weeks, said School Committee Chairwoman Linda Scott, who has assembled a school naming committee. She expects […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: U.S. coach Sasha Rearick wants improved fundamentals
The United States’ best skiers got the full Maine treatment during the U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf. “It was good races. They did a good job of pulling off the races here,” U.S. Ski Team men’s coach Sasha Rearick, who attended Gould Academy in Bethel, said early Tuesday evening. “We saw all the great weather […]
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Ward to meet with Wilton board, residents
WILTON — The Board of Selectpersons will meet with Mt. Blue Regional School District Superintendent Tom Ward at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wilton Town Office to discuss the school budget. Residents of Wilton are invited.
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Farmington voters OK $5.89 million budget
FARMINGTON — Voters passed all articles on Monday’s town meeting warrant appropriating a total budget of $5.89 million to operate town business and departments. The total represents an increase of $288,306 over the proposed $5.6 million budget recommended by the Board of Selectmen. Voters approved a motion to increase the Public Works Department’s budget by […]