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AUBURN City officials will host a regional summit June 2 in hopes of rallying local officials to pool federal relief funds for larger regional projects.
According to Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque, the city has invited officials from Lewiston, Androscoggin County government, the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments and more to take part in a “brainstorming” session at Auburn Hall.
Each government entity has either received millions in funding, or is eligible to receive funds from the American Rescue Plan. Since the legislation was signed into law in March, Levesque has advocated for taking a regional approach.
“We need to be extremely thoughtful on how this money is spent in order to produce long-term increases in taxable value,” he said this week. “I’m really interested in how we can leverage this money with existing sources of funds to make a significantly larger impact, not just for Auburn, but for the region.”
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LEWISTON A Lewiston staffing agency that would specialize in matching immigrants with open jobs and a Topsham entrepreneur whose website would introduce foodies to the local food and beverage scene wherever they travel in Maine are moving on to the Top Gun statewide finals.
They’ll face six other regional finalists all pitching-off on May 26 for the $25,000 grand prize from Maine Technology Institute.
“I would like to point out LA had the Top Gun winner for the state last year, so we’re pretty excited about the entrepreneurial supports and pathways in the region,” Shanna Cox, president of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, said Thursday as the fifth annual Top Gun LA pitch-off got underway.
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BUCKFIELD Select Board Chairwoman Tina Brooks submitted her resignation at Monday’s meeting.
“I will resign my position for personal family matters,” Brooks said at the start of the meeting.
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Brooks suggested that she could stay until June 30, but Selectman Martha Catevenis pointed out that could be a problem for the town.
Catevenis’ term ends June 30, and town elections are not until sometime in July. That would leave the town with just one board member.
Brooks, first elected to the board in 2017, agreed to remain on the board until after the election and new officials are sworn in to keep at least two members on the board.