Auburn firefighter Lt. Mark Boulet crawls inside an overturned SUV at the intersection of Union and Court streets in Auburn on Monday afternoon. The young female driver involved was able to crawl out under her own power but was taken to a local hospital for observation. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) William Kingsbury, of Sanford, right, explains […]
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Auburn police cruiser rear-ended on Court Street; officer hurt
An Auburn police officer was injured Tuesday morning when his cruiser was rear-ended on Court Street. Officer John Chamberlain, 36, complained of injuries to his neck and back after the accident, and was taken to the hospital. (Submitted photo) AUBURN — An Auburn police officer was injured after he was rear-ended Tuesday morning on Court Street. […]
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Early autumn over Lewiston-Auburn
Downtown Auburn, foreground, and a section of Lewiston on the other side of the Androscoggin River are seen Wednesday. Visit sunjournal.com to watch a video starting at the Auburn Public Library and continuing over downtown Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal aerial)
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From atop Auburn's slippery Goff Hill, Bill Hamilton sees all
AUBURN — A word of advice for wintertime driving: If you see Bill Hamilton standing at the side of Goff Hill and waving his arms at you, mind your driving. He’s not just being friendly — Hamilton is trying to keep you from slipping and sliding into oblivion. Trust us, he knows plenty about the […]
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Church Street building to be razed in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Selectmen recently accepted a bid from Jordan Excavation of Kingfield to raze a building on Church Street and build a parking lot. The company bid $149,245 for the work, including adjacent Cony Street reconstruction and installation of concrete curbing, plus $9,123 for drainage improvements at 219 High St. Cony Street will be reshaped […]
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In Auburn, Letourneau-LaBonte mayoral divide begins on Court Street
AUBURN — Nothing sums up the differences between Auburn’s 2015 mayoral candidates than the question of narrowing Court Street. City councilors considered testing the idea this spring, using road paint to take Court Street’s four lanes down to three — one lane in either direction with a turning lane between. The re-striping could make downtown […]
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Relining Auburn’s Court Street will wait a year
AUBURN — The controversial plan to repaint part of Court Street’s lanes will wait at least until next summer. Eric Cousens, Auburn’s deputy director of planning, said an engineering study of traffic impacts hasn’t been finished. “We will discuss it over the winter and see if any changes can be tested next summer,” Cousens said […]
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Auburn temporarily narrows Court Street for sinkhole repair, not a test
AUBURN — City crews were fixing a Court Street sinkhole Tuesday, not testing a lane-narrowing strategy. “If we had a bit more notice, it might have been nice to get some traffic counting equipment out,” said Eric Cousens, Auburn’s deputy director of planning and development. “But it was not intentional, not in any way. We […]
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Sinkhole to close Court Street lane
AUBURN — Workers will detour westbound Court Street traffic at the crest of Goff Hill for most of the day Thursday to investigate a sinkhole. Public Services Supervisor John Wing said the westbound lane will be detoured right onto Lake Street and to Haskell Street between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday. Eastbound lanes will […]