Auburn has joined Lewiston and others in backing an effort to elevate the water quality classification from C to B.
Andrew Rice
Staff Writer
Andrew Rice is a staff writer at the Sun Journal covering municipal government in Lewiston and Auburn. He's been working in journalism since 2012, joining the Sun Journal in 2017. He lives in Portland with his wife, daughters and dogs. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
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Auburn mayor asks Gov. Mills to lift stay-at-home order
As the state awaited a decision Tuesday from Gov. Janet Mills, Mayor Jason Levesque requested she lift the “stay safe at home” order by May 4.
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Auburn officials planning budgets with no tax rate increase
Auburn is among the municipalities trimming proposed budgets for next year to avoid property tax increases during the pandemic.
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Lewiston’s tax rate will go down if budget is approved
If approved in May, the budget will result in a 24-cent decrease to the property tax rate.
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City transfers buildings in ‘transformation’ plan to Lewiston Housing
Officials said the transfer of multiple downtown properties to Lewiston Housing will give the city a better chance of receiving a massive redevelopment grant.
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Lewiston officials planning school and city budgets with no tax increase
The School Committee was asked to make further cuts to its proposed 2021 budget, which could help avoid layoffs on the municipal side.
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Emergency shelter at Lewiston Armory is ready to house up to 60
Personnel at the Lewiston Armory were to begin screening adults at 3 p.m. Wednesday for the 24-hour shelter.
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Video: Lewiston ‘wellness’ shelter to open Wednesday
Organizers will open a temporary homeless shelter at the Lewiston Armory at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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Lewiston to receive additional grant funds for pandemic relief
The funds will be used to create local programs for rental, mortgage and utility assistance, as well as small business grants.
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Pandemic will delay Lewiston’s downtown ‘transformation plan’
LEWISTON — With little federal guidance, officials are operating under the assumption that the city’s ambitious downtown “transformation plan” will be delayed. The 250-page plan, adopted last year by the City Council, looks to bring in a federal grant worth between $10 million and $30 million to redevelop large swaths of the Tree Streets neighborhood, […]