Displaced offices and student groups will move temporarily to the former convent the college bought last year from St. Mary’s
Lewiston-Auburn
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Former St. Joseph’s Church might get a second life—as a brewpub
Democracy Brewing, an employee-owned brewery and restaurant in Boston, has an option agreement to purchase the historic church on Main Street.
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Lewiston officials testify against bill that would remove Auburn zoning requirement
The three-hour public hearing Monday was the culmination of years of debate over whether zoning regulations in Auburn should be scaled back to allow more development.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
Mental health care providers are facing unprecedented challenges amid the pandemic
Local providers say demand for mental health care has skyrocketed in the 23 months since the pandemic began.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Six years after it was revived, Whiting Farm in Auburn has closed
A shortage of workers along with persistent funding concerns prompted John F. Murphy Homes, which has been running the farm, to close up shop.
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Auburn man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Alaska woman in 1993
Steven H. Downs of Auburn was charged with murder and sexual assault in the 1993 slaying of an Alaska Native woman.
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Auburn mechanic resigns after improper bus inspections come to light
Maine State Police will take administrative action against a licensed technician at a Monmouth garage.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn
‘He was dropped at my door with a face full of blood’: Two teens injured in Lewiston attack
Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”
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Police: Lewiston man’s severed arm apparently self-inflicted
Police and Occupational Health and Safety Administration officials have ended their investigation into the Jan. 21 incident.
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Legislative committee supports bill to stop spreading sewage sludge
Sen. Stacy Brenner, the committee chairwoman, said LD 1911 amounted to ‘one of those opportunities when you know better, you do better.’