They are strangers in a new country, often arriving without the language skills needed for work. But Lewiston-Auburn’s immigrants are finding jobs through determination, a desire to learn and help from local support groups.
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Auburn man, hoping to make a difference from his home, has weighed in on 33 bills — and that’s just this month
Mark Chasse, a retiree, pays close attention to bills under consideration in Augusta and doesn’t hesitate to offer his two cents’ worth at public hearings.
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Lewiston man to serve three years in prison for sex crimes against teen
Michael Veilleux also was sentenced to eight years that were all suspended by the judge.
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Poet to share poems about loss of canines April 29
AUBURN — Local poet Lynne Schmidt will read from her award-winning collection, “Dead Dog Poems,” via Zoom from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The journey, hosted by will take the listener through the happy, the terminal diagnosis, eventual death, and the aftermath of grief after such a loss. After the reading, there will be time […]
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Artist Jax Guay featured in Art and Ale Window at Gritty’s in Auburn
Jax Guay is the featured artist for the month of April in the Art and Ale Window at Gritty’s in Auburn. Guay has been drawing since early childhood. She describes her process as completely motivated by her heart, mind and soul. Guay is a 42-year-old retired combat medic non-commissioned officer. She served in the United […]
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Experts say Alaska woman murdered in 1993 could have been killed by one of millions of guns
Police say a gun seized from the Auburn home of Steven Downs, who was connected to Sophie Sergie’s murder in 1993 by DNA evidence, could have fired the fatal bullet.
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Alternative suspects named in Auburn man’s Alaska murder case
Steven Downs is hoping a judge will allow alternative suspects at his 1993 cold-case trial.
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Maine native to film project 10 years in the making in Auburn
Beth Morrison, whose theater career began at Auburn’s Community Little Theatre, is spending the next 10 days at the Bates Mill Complex to film scenes for the opera film “Black Lodge.”
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Judge OKs video of Turner man at hospital after his arrest in the slaying of Turner couple
Patrick J. Maher had a Thursday court appearance after he was indicted Wednesday on two counts of murder.