AUBURN — Verne Paradie, a candidate for one of Auburn’s seats on the Twin Cities Charter Commission, said he will request a recount of Tuesday night’s ballot totals. Paradie was one of six candidates seeking three seats on the commission. According to official results released by City Clerk Sue Clements Dallaire, Paradie came in fourth […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Charter group to start from square one
LEWISTON — A day after winning the job of drafting consolidation papers for the Twin Cities, the six Lewiston-Auburn Charter commissioners-elect began working to figure out their next steps. “Last night, I was kind of wondering what I’d gotten myself into,” Commissioner-elect Chantel Pettengill said. “It’s just because everything is so blind right now, and […]
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Lewiston-Auburn voters pick charter commission
Voters on Tuesday selected four men and two women to begin working right away on a plan to combine Lewiston and Auburn into one city. Auburn voters selected Chip Morrison, Michael Beaulieu and Holly Lasagna to represent the city on a commission that will draft a charter to combine the Twin Cities. Lewiston voters selected […]
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L-A voters to pick charter commissioners, party candidates Tuesday
Voters in Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday will select members for a commission to create a joint charter that could lead to consolidation of the two cities. They will elect three charter commissioners from each city. Auburn voters will also decide on whether to approve the city’s $38.2 million school budget. The voters will cast […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Charter Candidates discuss unifying L-A
LEWISTON — The fate of public education in the Twin Cities might be one of the biggest issues of a combined Lewiston-Auburn charter, candidates for a new Charter Commission agreed Tuesday. “We have too many situations today where business owners or professionals are choosing to live somewhere else because they don’t see the school systems […]
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Twin Cities Charter candidate forum Tuesday at Lewiston library
LEWISTON — The 12 candidates hoping to be the ones to guide a potential Twin Cities merger will meet with the public Tuesday at the Lewiston Public Library. Candidates for the six open seats, three in Lewiston and three in Auburn, have been invited to discuss their opinions about consolidating Lewiston and Auburn, their vision […]
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Lewiston charter commission candidates weigh in on consolidation
Lewiston charter commission candidates On June 10, Lewiston voters will choose three representatives to sit on the charter commission: David ChittimFavors consolidating both cities Eugene GeigerFavors consolidating both cities Lucien GosselinFavors consolidating both cities Richard GrandmaisonFavors consolidating both cities Chantel PettengillFavors consolidating both cities Charles SouleDoes NOT favor consolidating both cities Charter commission forum Charter […]
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Auburn Charter candidates offer views on consolidating Twin Cities
Auburn charter commission candidates On June 10, Auburn voters will choose three representatives to sit on the charter commission: Voters will go to the polls June 10 to pick three candidates from each city to sit on the commission. They will begin drafting a plan to make one larger city out of two medium-sized ones. […]
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Forum for charter commission candidates set for May 27
LEWISTON — Twelve candidates seeking to be the founders of a combined Lewiston-Auburn will sit for a forum May 27 at the Lewiston Public library. Candidates for the six seats on the Lewiston-Auburn Charter Commission have been invited to discuss their opinions about consolidating Lewiston and Auburn and their vision for how the new city […]
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Twin City tutorial
The last time two Maine municipalities combined everything was 92 years ago — and it took six tries to get it right. “There was never much fighting between the two towns — no more then you’d expect between two neighboring towns,” said Louis Stevens, 84, a Dover-Foxcroft historian, author and former newspaper reporter for the […]