MONDAY, Feb. 6
AUBURN — Appointment Committee meeting, 4 p.m. in Room 204 at Auburn Hall. The committee will review applications and make nominations to fill vacant city board and committee seats.
LEWISTON — Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. Agenda includes a recommendation to the City Council regarding the fiscal year 2018 capital improvement plan.
AUBURN — City Council workshop and meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Auburn Hall. Workshop agenda includes discussion on the sale of city properties in the downtown district, 186 and 261 Main St. Regular meeting agenda includes a public hearing and first reading on adopting sex offender residency restrictions based on the state guidelines.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7
LEWISTON — City Council meeting, 7 p.m. at City Hall. Agenda includes discussion on a one-year purchase option extension with Platz Associates for Bates Mill No. 5, a public hearing on the city’s Capital Improvement Program, and confirmation of Luke Jensen as Ward 5 representative on the School Committee.
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Youth Advisory Council will launch its new TALK positive communication campaign, 1:30 p.m. at City Hall. TALK stands for Treat All Listeners Kindly. The students want to encourage individuals to communicate with others in a respectful manner.
LEWISTON — Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Chris Hedges will speak at 7 p.m., Olin Concert Hall, Bates College, followed by reception and book signing. Hedges was a foreign correspondent for the New York Times in Africa and the Middle East, and is a recently ordained minister and graduate of Harvard Divinity School. He speaks on war, religion and American culture. He teaches college courses to incarcerated and non-incarcerated students. Open to public, free tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/the-moral-imperative-of-revolt-tickets-31481821977.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8
AUBURN — Her Heart Luncheon: “A Resilient Heart: Nourishing Yourself For Once,” 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn. Guest speaker is Monica Dawe, exercise physiologist at Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. Presented by Maine Women’s Network and CMHVI. Proceeds benefit American Heart Association. For more information, contact Cindie Rice of CMMC, 207-795-8243, or email ricecy@cmhc.org.
AUBURN — School Committee, regular meeting, 7 p.m., Council Chamber, Auburn Hall. Agenda: vote to authorize the superintendent and business manager to enter a contractual agreement with Harriman Architects for the new Edward Little High School.
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