The program, with the addition of $250,000 from MaineHousing, is meant to increase the supply of affordable housing in Auburn.
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, daughter and dog named Indiana. In his spare time, he plays music in a Portland-based rock band, shares the teachings of John, Paul, George and Ringo with his daughter, and listens to hockey podcasts. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Shelters not allowed: Auburn pressed to rethink homeless policies
After an encampment at a local church was cleared due to code violations, the city of Auburn is facing questions over its larger role in addressing the homelessness crisis.
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Kudos: 9-year-old donates 400 pounds of pork to Lewiston shelter
Ivy Peckham, 9, caught pigs at scrambles the past few years and raised them at a farm in Hebron.
Posted inUncategorized
Auburn farmer says he has lost business despite meeting PFAS testing
Roger Gauthier says his land, previously owned by the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority, has always met state screening standards for “forever chemicals.” Those standards will likely be lowered.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Kudos: Joe Cook keeps the Lewiston Farmers’ Market running
The 67-year-old volunteer, who uses a wheelchair most of the time, is the official greeter and much more.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine Turnpike put state in the fast lane for commerce, tourism
The turnpike is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year as the nation’s second “superhighway” and world’s first asphalt highway, helping make Maine a true ‘vacationland.’
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Gov. Janet Mills signs law to close loophole that allows out-of-state debris
Final measure revised to ease the impact on Lewiston recycler that has benefited from past policy.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Recovery Connections in Lewiston receives ‘Spirit of America’ award
Founder Jeremy Hiltz and Recovery Connections of Maine receive annual award from city of Lewiston for dedication to helping those recovering from addiction.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
‘Teetering on the edge’: Lewiston, other Maine cities, towns, seek new solutions to homelessness
The debate over a 24-hour shelter has amplified a growing problem, but can new initiatives change the bleak outlook?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
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.’