The children’s book “Snuggie Bear goes to the Maine Wildlife Park,” by Cynthia D. Grimm with illustrations by Peri Broadbent, is featured for the month of March in the Storywalk along the Riverwalk in Auburn. The Storywalk begins on the panels at Bonney Park and finishes at Festival Plaza on Main Street. Both Grimm and […]
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Auburn’s Storywalk celebrates Earth Day
AUBURN – The Riverwalk Storywalk for April is “Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.” Learn a few tips on simple ways to live green along Riverwalk in Auburn. In October of 2019, the City of Auburn, in collaboration with LA Arts, announced the completion of the delightful new “Storywalk” project along Auburn’s beautiful Riverwalk. […]
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‘Community Lens’ focus of Auburn’s Storywalk for February
AUBURN – The City of Auburn is pleased to announce the Storywalk for February: “The Community Lens: A Collection of works from Local Auburn Photographers.” Each display along Auburn’s beautiful Riverwalk showcases work from: Sarah Joy, Claudette Letendre, Sam Williams, Corrie Bernatchez, and Courtney Maloney. In October of 2019, the City of Auburn, in collaboration […]
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Auburn man wants more respect for park named for fallen officer
AUBURN — Larry Pelletier, a public park watchdog, is disturbed by what he says is a lack of respect for city green spaces, especially Bonney Park. The part is named for police officer Rocky Bonney, who drowned trying to save a teenager in the Androscoggin River in 1981. On Wednesday, Pelletier pointed out trash in […]
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Lewiston gives riverside park work plan a boost
LEWISTON — Money set aside to help build a wheelchair-accessible playground downtown will instead help pay for the construction of a small amphitheater and build river access at Simard-Payne Memorial Park, councilors agreed Tuesday. Councilors voted 4-3 to put $75,000 — originally allocated to help build a playground at Marcotte Park — toward Riverfront Island […]
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Bridge Run is Sunday
AUBURN — Race three of this year’s Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series will be held Sunday, Aug. 24, starting at the Rollerdrome. The 5-kilometer run begins at 8:30 a.m. on Riverside Drive, where traffic delays are expected. The runners will cross South Bridge into Lewiston, turn left onto Oxford Street and head into Simard/Payne […]