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. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine in Media Studies.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2019
Water officials have plan to battle phosphorus at Lake Auburn
Lewiston and the Auburn Water District would like to dose the lake with aluminum sulfate to cut algae production.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
That is not a distress signal coming from Lewiston City Hall, it is a parking ban
It’s no Bat-Signal, but the colored lights in the tower at Lewiston City Hall will begin flashing to signal a winter parking ban is in effect.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Lisbon Street art installation will pay homage to Marsden Hartley
A large art installation coming to the new Hartley Block development in downtown Lewiston will pay homage to the building’s namesake, the renowned artist Marsden Hartley.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2019
The future of Lake Auburn: More recreation and development?
An age-old question is being revived about whether the strict limits should be relaxed for the cities’ drinking water source.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2019
St. Louis Church redevelopment attempt ends in foreclosure
AUBURN — The ownership group of the former St. Louis Church at 80 Third st. has decided to pull the plug on its efforts to redevelop the historic building. As a result, the city will foreclose on the property. Noel Smith has managed the building’s ownership group, Pilotage, since 2014, when it bought the church from […]
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PublishedJuly 30, 2017
LaBonte’s tenure marked by strong leadership
Following Mayor Jonathan LaBonte’s announcement that he will not seek re-election this November, Auburn officials who worked with him during his three terms in office discussed his leadership style, and where it helped, or hurt, the city.
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PublishedApril 17, 2017
2017: Buckfield company scrambles to make White House Easter eggs
BUCKFIELD — After a two-year absence, the specialized wooden Easter eggs manufactured in a small Maine town are headed back to the White House — and with a little “eggs-tra” controversy to boot. On Monday, 40,000 multicolored eggs made by Wells Wood Turning and Finishing in Buckfield will be rolled on the South Lawn during […]
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2017
The path of trash — and cash — through Lewiston
LEWISTON — Dropping your trash and recyclables at the curb is just the beginning. From there, waste streams follow long, complicated and expensive paths for municipalities. But, according to city officials, Lewiston’s current system is working — and well. In Lewiston, trash from residents, schools and the solid waste facility goes to an incinerator in Auburn, and […]
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