Lewiston capital improvement plan calls for $32M in projects
Some projects, like environmental cleanup at Bates Mill No. 5, were proposed last year but ultimately not included in the budget.
Housing shortage, high rents vex Lewiston-Auburn market
$1,000-a-month rents are now standard, and officials worry high prices and few options are hindering efforts to fill jobs locally.
Lewiston-Auburn Chamber releases new guidebook: ‘part visitor guide, part relocation guide and completely stunning’
The new Explore + Discover guidebook. President Shanna Cox debuted it at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce annual awards last week by saying the new book is the first print campaign of its kind that the chamber has done in nearly five years.
Shanna Cox and Robyn Merrill: Solving child poverty is everyone’s business
Addressing families’ basic needs will create opportunities for parents and caregivers to succeed in the workforce, strengthening our communities, bolstering our economy, and reducing child poverty. Lifting children out of poverty today will, in turn, increase their opportunities, support their growth, and fortify Maine’s future workforce, leading to less child poverty tomorrow.
Lewiston’s Bartlett Street is getting a new city athletic field
Construction transforming the former Hudson Bus site, a nearly half-million dollar project, should wrap by the end of summer.
Lewiston-Auburn local foods initiative looks to generate momentum
The “community action plan” includes projects such as like securing a permanent year-round location for the Lewiston Farmers’ Market and developing a cooperatively-owned neighborhood grocery store in the Tree Streets neighborhood.