Tag: Auburn

Body of swimmer pulled from confluence of American River near Auburn

The body of a swimmer was pulled Sunday from the confluence of the American River near Auburn after emergency personnel responded for reports of a drowning. The unidentified victim was pulled from the river south of the Foresthill Bridge near the confluence of the American River’s north and middle forks just after noon, according to […]

Auburn water supply foreman faces possible ethics violation for accepting paid ski trips

AUBURN — The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Divisionalleges an Auburn Water District operations manager violated conflict-of-interest law by accepting two free ski trips from a water meter manufacturer and its distributor. The State Ethics Commission’s Enforcement Division alleges an Auburn Water District operations manager violated conflict-of-interest law by accepting two free ski trips from a […]

Androscoggin County hears presentation to combine 911 services with Auburn, Lewiston

May 8—AUBURN — Androscoggin County’s communications and dispatch center and the Lewiston-Auburn 911 Emergency Communications System may merge into a single entity under a proposal from Auburn Mayor Jeff Harmon. Harmon made a presentation Wednesday to the Androscoggin County Commission to discuss how such a plan could work, potential financial models and where they could […]

Second Auburn Lobster Festival set for Saturday

May 8—AUBURN — The Auburn Lobster Festival will kick off at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Festival Plaza on Main Street. The event, which started as an April Fool’s Day joke in 2021, will feature a lobster shore dinner, food trucks, local breweries, and music and entertainment. Under the banner “May is for Mainers,” the […]

81-year-old Auburn woman graduating from CMCC after 21-year journey

May 8—AUBURN — Kathryn Welgoss’ graduation from Central Maine Community College on Thursday will complete a journey she started 21 years ago. After retiring and moving to Auburn in 2020 with her daughter Jody Collins and son-in-law, she said she felt it was the right time to finish her degree — with a little prodding […]