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Read Article Bates Mill No. 5 with its black saw-toothed roof is seen in August 2019. The city will extend an option agreement with developer Tom Platz for the purchase of the mill. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal 2019 file photo LEWISTON — The city has inked a new deal with developer Tom Platz — this time calling it a “final” agreement — for the purchase and redevelopment of Bates Mill No. 5. The five-year option agreement sets new parameters between the city and Platz, who has found ...

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on March 10, 2021 The email went out at 10:07 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, from President Clayton Spencer. Due to the surging pandemic, Spencer announced, Bates would immediately suspend in-person classes, asking all 1,700 students — except those granted waivers through petition — to move off campus in preparation for remote learning to begin in 10 days. “My heart goes out to all of our students,” Spencer said. But, “we are at a pivotal momen...

Councilors also approved a new tax-increment financing district for the property.

By Andrew Rice, Staff Writer Read Article LEWISTON — A redevelopment effort at Bates Mill No. 5 will get at least another three years, after the City Council approved an agreement with developer Tom Platz on Tuesday night. The agreement gives Platz exclusive rights to buy the 350,000-square-foot building for $1, but also leaves the door open for another developer to take over the project in the third year.  The council voted 6-1, with Councilor Michael Marcotte opposed.   Since the city ...

Read Article 100 Years Ago: 1921 Mrs. E.L. Tebbetts and Mrs. Emery Bailey will entertain the Auburn Art Club at the home of Mrs. Tebbetts on Shepley Street, Auburn this afternoon. This is to be a Colonial meeting and the members are asked to wear appropriate costumes. 50 Years Ago: 1971 The Lewiston High School gymnasium was the scene of a Coronation Ball dance held, Friday evening. Three students were named to royalty as the Winter Carnival Queen and her princesses were chosen. Miss Sandra Wa...

Read Article This week the Buzz is moving, building and moderately care-free — or just bottling things up really well, but more about that. First up: The law firm Skelton Taintor & Abbott is moving across the river into the former Northeast Bank building at Lewiston’s Southern Gateway. Developer Matt Hancock, who bought that property and several others in 2019, said the firm will take the top two floors at 500 Canal St., half of the 28,000-square foot building. It’s been a crazy market d...

Read Article The Capital Improvement Plan for Lewiston for fiscal year 2022 includes money for environmental cleanup work at Bates Mill No. 5 on Main Street, the saw-toothed building at center, and initial funding to expand the Lincoln Street parking garage next to the mill. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal 2017 file photo LEWISTON — The City Council approved next year’s $23 million Capital Improvement Plan on Tuesday, the same night it received a series of recommendations from the Finance Co...

Read Article Walter and his sons, Finn and Declan, with their grandmother, Margaret Craven, visited Museum L-A’s Androscoggin River gallery exhibit, and played on a life-size river challenge game, in this file photo. Museum staff look forward to post-pandemic visitors coming to its gallery and permanent exhibit spaces. In the meantime, museum supporters are being asked to vote for the museum as part of a community grant program at bangor.com/cmm through February. Contributed LEWISTON — ...

Museum L/A Read Article Peter Rubins, chairman of Grow L+A’s River Working Group, will be the featured speaker of the free “To ‘B’ or Not to ‘B’: Reclassifying Muskie’s Androscoggin” virtual program held via Zoom from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28. Advance reservations required at www.museumla.org. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal file photo A new virtual program, “Our Working Waterway,” will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, coordinated with a gallery exhibit presente...

Museum L-A-s To ‘B’ or Not to ‘B’: Reclassifying Muskie’s Androscoggin event will be held via Zoom.