Former school board member Larry Pelletier, who has volunteered his time picking up trash from Bonney Park and other walking paths in the city, is trying to educate dog owners about the importance of scooping their dog’s poop when they go for a walk.
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Brotherly fun
Aston Martin, 7, climbs Monday afternoon over brother Jamie, 3, as the younger boy heads down the slide at Bonney Park in Auburn. Meanwhile, oldest brother, Hayden, 10, climbs up the slide while youngest brother, Tristin, 2, waits at the bottom. The four boys and their sister, Sydney, enjoyed a sunny afternoon at the park. (Andree Kehn/Sun […]
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Auburn city manager maintains riverbank is safe
AUBURN — City Manager Peter Crichton believes the area where two local boys were swept away by the Androscoggin River is safe, despite a public plea by the boys’ parents to make the river’s edge less inviting to the children who play in the park steps away. “There have been thousands, tens of thousands of […]
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Locals bring flowers to Bonney Park and talk about safety
AUBURN — At the end of the foot bridge near Bonney Park on Wednesday night, half a dozen flowers, balloons and teddy bears were tied to the rails, dripping from the rain. The mementos were meant as tributes to a pair of young brothers who had fallen into the river the night before. They also […]
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Drunken man jumps off footbridge at Bonney Park
AUBURN — A 38-year-old man jumped off the footbridge in Bonney Park after deciding to go for a swim Thursday afternoon, police said. The man, who was intoxicated, swam back to the riverbank at the park. Police took him voluntarily to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center for a mental health evaluation.
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Auburn man wants more respect for park named for fallen officer
AUBURN — Larry Pelletier, a public park watchdog, is disturbed by what he says is a lack of respect for city green spaces, especially Bonney Park. The part is named for police officer Rocky Bonney, who drowned trying to save a teenager in the Androscoggin River in 1981. On Wednesday, Pelletier pointed out trash in […]