AUBURN — The Auburn City Council, Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and City Manager Peter Crichton have announced that the 2018 Spirit of America Tribute recipients for the City of Auburn are Crystal Harnden, a volunteer with the Auburn Police Department, and Gerald “Scott” Whalen, a dedicated volunteer with the Edward Little Grandstand Club. Since she first started […]
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Auburn fights for recreation in Barker Mill Dam license
Ryan Galway makes his way onto the Little Androscoggin River in Auburn behind Barker Mill Arms in May. The trip was organized to explore the recreational potential of the river just below the dam. (Sun Journal file photo) AUBURN — With the Barker Mill Dam license set to expire in 2019, officials in Auburn are […]
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Project Canopy awards grants to support community forestry
AUGUSTA — Project Canopy, the Maine Forest Service’s community forestry program, recently awarded $116,939 in grants to local governments and municipalities, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations that support community efforts to develop and maintain long-term community forestry programs. In all, 17 awards were made for planning/education and planting/maintenance. The Project Canopy grants are funded by […]
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New program for business loans
AUBURN — The city of Auburn and Community Concepts Finance Corp. have finalized an agreement which will provide new financing options for Auburn-based businesses. The result is a new loan pool funded equally by CCFC and the city of Auburn that is earmarked for businesses based in the city, with a concentration of effort being […]
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City of Auburn issues parking ban for winter storm
AUBURN — The city is implementing a parking ban from 9 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Friday because of the forecasted snowstorm. The city reminds residents that Auburn has a Business District Zone that is exempt from the parking ban until 11 p.m. All vehicles in this zone must be removed by 11 p.m.
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Auburn earns SHAPE Award
AUBURN — City Manager Denis D’Auteuil announces that Auburn has earned the Safety and Health Award for Public Employers in recognition of its rigorous safety achievement program. A program of the Maine Department of Labor, the SHAPE award recognizes public-sector organizations that voluntarily undertake a rigorous safety achievement program for their workers. The SHAPE award […]
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Auburn spending on wrong things
The beautiful city of Auburn is spending way too much of its taxpayers’ money on city parks, trails, arts and New Auburn’s dream village. I would like to see more time and energy spent on dealing with replacing old and tired Edward Little High School. ELHS alumni need to make some noise. It can be […]
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Leaving Growth Council is wrong turn for Auburn
I served as executive director of the Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council at the time the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, the Lewiston Development Corp. and the Auburn Business Development Corp. chose to join forces in an effort to diversify and strengthen the tax base and to create new and better job opportunities for the […]