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Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education

Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester

by Steve Collins July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

A diminished “college experience” ought to cost less, insist more than 500 signers of a petition that details concerns about Bates’ plans for the fall. The school, however, insists it has layed out adequate options for on- and off-campus education for its students.

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Lewiston to consider body cameras for police following talks between mayor and police union

by Andrew Rice June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Mayor Mark Cayer met with the police patrol union Monday regarding the City Council’s resolution condemning racial profiling.

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Dempsey Center to eliminate five positions due to COVID-19

June 29, 2020

Declining donations and fundraiser cancellations led to substantial budget cuts.

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Auburn parents arrested after doctors revive baby with Narcan

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

The unresponsive 9-month-old was taken to a hospital Friday night.

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Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week

by Christopher Williams June 24, 2020June 25, 2020

AUBURN — The local jail has been holding more than a dozen male inmates who have been blocked from serving their sentences at state prisons because of an order signed by the governor in mid-May. Last week, the Maine Department of Corrections announced that it would again start to accept prisoners from county jails at […]