LEWISTON — If voters in Lewiston and Auburn agree to consolidate the two cities next month, it would initiate a two-year transition process and lead to a new, merged city beginning Jan. 2, 2020. However, the two competing merger campaigns have very different views on what that transition would look like, and how much it […]

AUBURN — The latest finance reports from the competing Lewiston-Auburn merger campaigns depict a stark difference in fundraising, spending and campaign tactics. The filings paint a picture of a well-financed and professional One LA campaign, which has spent thousands on advertising and consulting, against the anti-merger Coalition Opposed to Lewiston-Auburn Consolidation that has spent almost […]

LEWISTON — At the most recent forum on the proposed consolidation, anti-merger spokesman Matt Leonard, an Auburn resident, told the audience that Lewiston and Auburn are distinctly different cities. He argued that Auburn is much more rural and has more in common with neighboring Poland than it does with Lewiston.  While many people — merger […]

LEWISTON — After a request for an additional public hearing was denied in Auburn, the Joint Charter Commission plans to stick with the original wording of the consolidation agreement to merge Lewiston and Auburn, which citizens will vote on Nov. 7. The Charter Commission had planned to ask both cities to hold another public hearing to […]