CARON — Marilyn, 76, of Lewiston, died Tuesday, July 10. Visitation will be held at the Crosman Funeral Home in Lisbon Falls on Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. A Liturgy of the Word service will be celebrated Tuesday at 2 p.m., followed by committal services at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Lisbon. In lieu of […]
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Funeral notices for Monday, Feb. 19
BRETON — Jean M., 83, of Jay, passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, in Farmington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at St. Rose of Lima Church, 1 Church St., Jay. Interment in the spring at Holy Cross Cemetery, 445 Park Street, Livermore Falls. Arrangements by Finley Funeral Home, […]
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Lucille L. Crowley
1922 – 2016 BRIGHTON, Mass. — Lucille L. Crowley, 94, a former Lewiston resident, passed away peacefully at a Brighton, Mass., nursing home on Tuesday, Dec. 13, following a long illness. She was born in Lewiston, Oct. 29, 1922, the daughter of Ralph A. and Sadie C. (Drouin) Levesque. Lucille was a 1941 graduate of […]
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Man shot by Lewiston Police in 2014 pleads guilty to felonies
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who was shot several times by police in Kennedy Park in October 2014 has pleaded guilty to three felony charges from that incident. Albert Crowley, 21, of 1 Knox St. pleaded guilty Thursday to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence assault. […]
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Auburn councilors sticking to 1.8 percent budget increase
AUBURN — Councilors said Monday they were sticking to an across-the-board 1.8 percent budget increase Monday night, urging cuts to agencies they share with the City of Lewiston. Councilors on Monday reviewed budgets for the Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communications Center, the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, Great Falls TV, Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee and Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. Combined, […]
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Auburn leans on financial trust for asylum-seeking families in need of General Assistance
AUBURN — The city will continue paying General Assistance benefits to a small group of asylum-seeking immigrant families, even though there are questions about whether or not that money will be repaid by the state. “We have a moral obligation, and then we have a financial obligation, and sometimes those don’t match,” Councilor Tizz Crowley […]
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Auburn council plans to stick to 1.8 percent budget increase
AUBURN — Councilors signaled Monday night that they plan to keep city budgets on a tight line, limiting both municipal and school spending to a strict 1.8 percent increase. Councilors heard budget presentations from both School Superintendent Katy Grondin and acting City Manager Howard Kroll at a special workshop meeting Monday night. Kroll’s budget called […]
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Auburn committee weighing recycling, pay-per-bag options
AUBURN — Expanding the city’s recycling program could save up to $7 million over 10 years — if residents are willing to purchase special trash bags. Members of the city’s Solid Waste and Recycling Committee outlined three basic options for Auburn’s trash and recycling program going forward. The city could continue the twice-monthly collections, switch […]
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Auburn council disappointed by rink finances, continue support
AUBURN — Mayor Jonathan LaBonte reiterated his support for the city’s dual-rink ice arena Monday night, despite some disappointing financial forecasts. “I’m still supportive of this facility, but I think we have some digging to do to grow out of that first year,” LaBonte said during Monday night’s City Council workshop meeting. “Perhaps we were […]
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Auburn has no interest in expanding Hartt tax incentive
AUBURN — Councilors had no interest Monday in expanding a tax incentive program for a southern Auburn industrial park. Councilors will vote Dec. 15 on plans to create a Tax Increment Finance District for Hartt Transportation System’s $5.3 million facility with office space, a maintenance facility and an automated commercial truck wash and the surrounding […]