In a recent Facebook post to a community page, Tracey Levesque, a former Auburn School Committee chairwoman and wife of Mayor Jason Levesque, questioned the School Department’s lunch policy, which does not serve pork products in prekindergarten through grade six. The basis of Levesque’s post was a widely circulated story from 2015, which turned out […]
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Auburn City Council talks pros, cons of rail study
AUBURN — City councilors indicated support Monday for chipping in $50,000 for a passenger rail study but were concerned about raising that amount in a short time. More than a dozen people expressed views on the topic for about an hour. The issue was not on the council’s agenda for a vote. Action is expected […]
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Katharine F. Stevens
1927 – 2015 AUBURN — Katharine F. Stevens died peacefully Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, at her residence at Schooner Estates. She was born in Van Buren on Nov. 30, 1927, the daughter of Norris Frederick and Irene (Archambault) Stevens. Katharine was raised in Fort Kent and moved to Lewiston, where she graduated from Lewiston High […]
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Freshman Bryan Riley tests JACO robotic arm prototype
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School freshman Bryan Riley of Jay, who was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, hasn’t been able to walk for several years. On Thursday, Bryan had a chance to test the prototype for the JACO2 assistive robotic arm. The JACO2, made by Kinova, a company based in Montreal, has been marketed since 2010 […]
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Environmentalists say Portland pipeline beyond 60-year lifespan
PORTLAND (AP) — An environmental group says one of the two pipelines from Portland to Montreal has surpassed its life expectancy, based on court documents filed in a tax dispute in New Hampshire. Owners of the Portland Pipe Line agreed with a 60-year lifespan assessment for purposes of a tax case in the 1990s. The […]
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Shareholders approve Oxford Networks sale
LEWISTON — After a two-hour meeting, shareholders approved the sale of Oxford Networks to the Montreal private equity firm Novacap in a vote at Oxford’s Data Center at Brunswick Landing. “We walked the shareholders through the process we followed to really find the best partner and best way to appropriately capitalize this company to grow,” […]
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Bids due this week for bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railways
PORTLAND (AP) — Parties interested in buying the bankrupt railroad responsible for a disaster that killed 47 people in Canada have until the end of the week to submit bids. The minimum bid for Maine-based Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railways is $15.7 million, which reflects an initial “stalking horse” bid by Railroad Acquisition Holdings LLC. […]
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Auction for railroad in Quebec derailment gets OK
PORTLAND (AP) — As the first trains rolled into a Quebec town devastated by a derailment and fire that killed 47 people, a federal bankruptcy judge approved bidding procedures Wednesday for the auction of the Maine-based railroad that owned the train. The action in a courtroom in Bangor came on the same day the first […]
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Hearing set for bankrupt Maine railroad
BANGOR (AP) — Lawyers in Maine and Canada are hoping to iron out some key details in the bankruptcy of a railroad whose train derailed in Quebec, killing 47 people. A bankruptcy hearing Wednesday aims to establish bidding procedures for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway and to set a deadline for people to file […]
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Bankruptcy judge approves $3 million loan for railway
BANGOR — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Wednesday approved a $3 million loan from Camden National Bank that will allow the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway to continue operating with two-man crews running the trains. Canadian authorities in August ordered the railroad to use two-man crews for all hazardous material transportation in response to the […]