AUBURN — Jack E. Lasko, 79, of Auburn, passed away Thursday, March 15, at the Hospice House with his children by his side. Jack was born in Fairmont, W. Va., on May 7, 1938, to George and Helen Lasko. He proudly served our country aboard the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier from 1955 to 1959. Jack was […]
Auburn Public Works
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What’s with Hillsdale Street mess?
What’s up with the Auburn Public Works? In the center of Hillsdale Street, there are pylons around a catch basin that has large pieces of asphalt missing since last April. Weeds are getting higher. Does Auburn’s budget have inadequate funds to patch inconsequential streets, or do they have a problem with neighbors not paying taxes […]
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Edward Little planning big student volunteer day in May
AUBURN — Edward Little High School students can provide a lot of volunteer manpower on one day in May. On Wednesday night, the Auburn School Committee gave the green light for teachers and administrators to plan one day where all students — some 946 of them — would not go to school. Instead, they’ll go […]
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Pothole season underway in Lewiston-Auburn, but not farther north
RUMFORD — Many westbound drivers negotiating Route 2 at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday couldn’t avoid a cluster of potholes. But between gaps in traffic, drivers swung into the opposite lane to avoid the mess, trying to save nasty yanks on their shock absorbers and suspensions, and scrapes on their undercarriages. Maine’s pothole […]
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C. Morris: Tax dollars well spent
I offer a thank-you to the people of Auburn Public Works, specifically plow truck drivers who kept Auburn roads passable during the “ice event” recently. On Sunday, Dec. 22, we celebrated our family Christmas with our children and grandchildren who traveled from Poland, New Gloucester and other parts of Auburn. They all commented on how […]