AUBURN — Architect Noel Smith began the public outreach campaign for the former St. Louis Church on Wednesday by asking senior citizens to share his plea for help in restoring the New Auburn landmark. “We are going to be the caretakers,” said Smith, who is leading a company created to redevelop the almost century-old church. […]
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St. Louis investors meeting with New Auburn neighbors
AUBURN — The investors behind the preservation of the former St. Louis Church want to begin a conversation with the landmark’s New Auburn neighborhood. On Wednesday, architect Noel Smith and members of the investment group, Pilotage LLC, plan to meet with people at Sacred Heart Church in Auburn. And on Dec. 23, the group plans […]
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Catholic diocese sells St. Louis Church in Auburn for $75
AUBURN — Maine’s Catholic diocese has sold the century-old St. Louis Church to a group of investors aiming to fix up and reuse the New Auburn landmark rather than allow it to be demolished. A group of five investors led by Lewiston architect Noel Smith bought the church from the diocese for $75, diocese spokesman […]
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N. Smith: Creative bear management
Now that the issue behind Question 1 has been settled — a majority of Maine voters believe that doughnuts are the best way to protect themselves from bears — I suggest taking the process a step further. Why not craft legislation that would require all doughnuts produced in Maine be used to feed bears. That […]