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The Buzz: Mac's closes the kitchen for reno; Agora says there's room at the crypt

This week, The Buzz is chilling in a coffin, driving a Zamboni and getting ready to shovel out. The threat of a foot-plus of snow triggered a rare cancellation of Thursday’s regular Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce breakfast. President Beckie Conrad said the topic will be rescheduled — Barbara Schneider was due to talk […]

Posted inObituaries, sj-web

Karen Wrentzel

HEBRON — Karen Wrentzel, 34, was killed Saturday, Oct. 28, in Hebron. She was born in Lewiston on March 13, 1983, and grew up in Auburn. She started cooking at Mac’s Grill as a teenager, and except for a few months at J.F. Murphy homes as a caretaker and some other minor jobs, had been cooking […]

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Posted inLetters

Nice gesture to veterans

On Veterans Day, I went to Mac’s Grill in Auburn for a complimentary burger. After the meal, I asked the waitress if I owed anything, as I had ordered fries, slaw and a soft beverage. She replied that everything was free that day because I was a veteran. I then left a tip for the waitress, […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Local restaurants keep Valentine’s plans; hope diners do, too

LEWISTON — Despite the impending blizzard, love, dining and “Fifty Shades of Grey”-themed cocktails will go on. Local restaurateurs said Friday that they planned to stay open for Valentine’s Day revelers on Saturday, even in the face of a snow-laden forecast. The ingredients have been prepped, the staff’s been scheduled and the feeling was that […]