AUBURN — The city will kick off work to reuse Ingersoll Arena as an indoor turf field April 24 with a special ceremony. Auburn Recreation Director Ravi Sharma said installing an artificial turf field should wrap up in October, with the facility ready for games. “We have a lot of positive feedback so far, and […]
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Auburn City Manager Deschene moves on
AUBURN — Clinton Deschene said he had some misgivings about building a new two-rink ice arena in 2012 when he was interviewing for the city manager’s job. “I remember talking to my wife on the way home after I’d accepted the job,” Deschene said Friday. “I said, ‘My gut tells me this could be a […]
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Cross Insurance acquires naming rights to Portland civic center
PORTLAND — Goodbye Civic Center, hello Cross Insurance Arena. On Wednesday, Bangor-based Cross Insurance announced it has acquired the naming rights for the next 10 years to the Cumberland County Civic Center. The $2.5 million deal comes on the heels of the Portland facility’s expansion and reopening in February. “We’ve been working on it for […]
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Auburn’s rink manager leaving for New Jersey
AUBURN — Ice rink Manager Joshua MacDonald will bid goodbye to the rink he helped open last fall, moving on to a job in New Jersey. MacDonald said his last day at the Norway Savings Bank Arena will be Thursday, March 6. “I’ve had an absolute blast,” MacDonald said. “This is one of the dream […]
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Vermont arena interested in buying old Auburn rink equipment
HIGHGATE, Vt. — The town of Highgate, Vt., sees a solution to replacing its 40-year-old cooling system at the local ice arena coming from Auburn’s Ingersoll Arena. But Auburn, which recently opened a larger dual surface ice rink, said the old equipment is not for sale quite yet. “So we are very glad that community […]
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City looks at phased openings for ice arena
AUBURN — The city’s two-rink ice arena is on track to be ready for some skating by November, according to Ice Arena Manager Joshua MacDonald. MacDonald told councilors he was expecting a soft opening with one ice surface in November, the second in December and a grand opening with public skating early next year. “We […]
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Solid foundation for city arena: City Council tours dual ice rink facility
AUBURN — The first sheet of ice in the city’s new dual-sheet ice arena could be open in November, according to developers and city officials. “We are coordinating a transition plan, opening Rink 1 here, transitioning Ingersol Arena to Rink 2 and opening here,” Ice Arena Manager Joshua MacDonald told city councilors Monday. MacDonald and […]