The Office of Tourism grant will be used to help draw new audiences to the balloon festival and hopefully to increase the number of overnight stays by festival goers.
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Auburn area schools to receive a $623,970 federal grant for food processing hub
The project is geared towards getting more local ingredients into schools in an effort to make school meals healthier.
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Auburn honors police officer killed 75 years ago in line of duty
The city dedicated a memorial Sunday morning to Norman Philbrick at the intersection of Court and Main streets.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine’s public defender crisis devolves into a blame game
A judge lowered an Auburn man’s bail because she couldn’t find an attorney to represent him for weeks. The deadly violence and fire that followed his release has led to recriminations.
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July 7, 1949: The deadliest day for public safety officers in Auburn and Lewiston
Seventy-five years ago Sunday, 2 fire trucks crashed into each other in Auburn, killing 2 firefighters and a police officer. The cause remains somewhat unclear.
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‘She’s so good’: Julia Gagnon fever evident on Day 2 of the Liberty Festival
As the crowds began to pile into Veterans Memorial Park early Friday evening, there was no getting around it: Many attendees were there just for Gagnon.
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Auburn psychologist killed in Maine Turnpike crash
A 49-year-old refugee, husband and father who built a successful life in America died Monday after a tire hit his car.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Officials identify man’s body found in burned Auburn home
Brian Woodbury apparently struggled with Leein Hinkley at Woodbury’s friend’s home June 15 before explosions and a blaze destroyed the house.
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TD Bank looks to consolidate Lewiston and Auburn call center offices
Roughly 2,000 TD Bank employees and contractors continue to work remotely in Lewiston and Auburn, which has left tens of thousands of square feet of office space largely vacant since 2020.
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Fireworks and American Idol firecracker Julia Gagnon coming to Lewiston-Auburn’s Liberty Festival
The 27th annual Liberty Festival is set for three days around Independence Day in Lewiston & Auburn.