AUBURN — The City Council cleared the way for a new mayor’s committee on the city’s agricultural zone, as landowners upped the pressure on officials to modernize the zoning rules. Councilors voted 7-0 in favor of the committee. Alfreda Fournier and Holly Lasagna will serve as council representatives. The new temporary committee, formed in the […]
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Auburn council unsure how to move forward on agriculture panel
AUBURN — The City Council, in a 4-3 decision, tabled a vote Monday that would have put its support behind a new mayor’s committee on agriculture, after representatives from the city’s farming community spoke out against the process. However, Mayor Jason Levesque told the Sun Journal after the meeting that he will continue his ad-hoc […]
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With mayor in China, Auburn council to continue agriculture talks
AUBURN — While Mayor Jason Levesque is in China, the City Council is expected to put its support behind his new committee on agriculture and a strategic planning process spearheaded by the city manager. The temporary committee will be asked to create draft ordinances on the current income and minimum land-use requirements in the city’s […]
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Auburn City Council revises strategic plan
Auburn City Council Monday, Sept. 10 Strategic planning revised What happened: City officials presented a revised strategic planning process, after several councilors and members of the public questioned its initial framework last month. What it means: The process, according to City Manager Peter Crichton, would pare down an original plan of eight subcommittees to three. […]
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Site approved for new Edward Little High School
AUBURN — Auburn City Councilors and School Committee members gave unanimous approval Wednesday night to the recommended Harris Street site for the new Edward Little High School, the same address of the existing high school. “I was hoping that this was exactly where ELHS would end up,” said City Councilor Alfreda Fournier, during a Wednesday […]
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Auburn council passes $87.6M budget
AUBURN — The City Council voted 6-1 to approve next year’s $87.6 million budget during a final reading Monday. Councilors also voted 6-1 to pass $8.49 million in bond spending toward next year’s Capital Improvement Plan. The final CIP included a few amendments, including the removal of a $125,000 event floor for Norway Savings Bank […]
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Peter Whitmore
NAPLES, Fla. — Peter Whitmore, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Avow Hospice House in Naples, Fla., as a result of complications from a stroke. He was born in Lewiston on May 17, 1940, the son of Oscar and Ethel Whitmore. He was raised in Auburn and was a graduate of Edward Little High […]
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L-A This Week
MONDAY, May 28 LEWISTON-AUBURN — Memorial Day holiday, government offices closed. TUESDAY, May 29 LEWISTON — Informational session on ranked-choice voting, 4 p.m. at the Lewiston Public Library’s Callahan Hall. Join Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap for a session on the voting method that will be used in the June 12 primary election. No […]
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Auburn tightens budget ahead of vote
AUBURN — The City Council received a new-look budget Monday night after departments were asked to find savings in response to a nearly $1 million assessing error found earlier this month. City Manager Peter Crichton outlined the cuts, with a total of $629,000 coming from city departments. Another $380,000 was cut from next year’s school […]
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Auburn council approves school budget
AUBURN — The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve next year’s trimmed $43.69 million school budget amid continued public scrutiny of proficiency-based learning and its impact on the budget. The spending plan must still be approved by Auburn voters, who head to the polls June 12. Monday’s council vote came days after a […]