Androscoggin County will be under a flood watch Thursday after flash flooding Tuesday evening. Lewiston and Auburn endured 5 inches of rain in some areas which fell in less than two hours, creating brief but severe floods.
Lewiston-Auburn
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden will be first sitting president to visit Auburn since 1912
When Biden speaks at Auburn Manufacturing on Friday, he will be only the fifth president to visit the Twin Cities while in office.
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
2 to 4 inches of rain brings flash flooding to Androscoggin County area
A flash flood warning went out to those in the Lewiston and Auburn region Tuesday evening. According to National Weather Service, some 2 to 4 inches of rain was expected and the warning is in place until 9:30 p.m.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston High School considers installing vape detectors in bathrooms
School officials are discussing different strategies to increase access to bathrooms in the high school.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston High School plans to add twice-weekly remediation period
The 38-minute period dubbed Academic Focus Time will give students an opportunity to make up work with classroom teachers.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News
State, federal officials gather in Lewiston for housing project groundbreaking
Speakers at the ‘Wedgewood’ groundbreaking included Gov. Janet Mills and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who played a role in securing the $30 million federal grant that will replace distressed housing and fund neighborhood services.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Feeling well grounded in Lewiston: How 2 Afghan pilots came to Lewiston
After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Jared Golden, Angus King race ahead in fundraising for 2024 elections
Maine’s congressional incumbents are easily outpacing challengers so far in collecting campaign cash.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
From Afghanistan to Maine: How Nazifa Haidari and 2 of her children came to Lewiston
One asylum seeker from Afghanistan shares her family’s story and her continuing efforts to reunite with her husband and children left during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Downtown apartment building burns in Auburn
As firefighters fought the fire from above, below and within, they also contended with 85 degree temperatures and thick humidity. Several pets were rescued, including one cat firefighters plucked from the roof of the burning building.