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Tree Street Youth celebrates 10 years of community, safety and hope
The inner city summer camp founded by two Bates College grads continues to impact Lewiston children and the city.
By Ellie WolfeSun Journal
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Ilyassa Katou, left, and Bakar Ibrahim race to the ball during a game of dodgeball Friday at Tree Street Youth in Lewiston. Katou, 11, and Ibrahim, 13, are squad leaders at the center.
Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
The building where Tree Street Youth started in 2011 had been a paint shop. After that, it was a preschool. Then it was a big, empty building.
Now, 10 years later, the outside is adorned with blue and green painted scales, the basketball court is buzzing with energy, and kids of all ages flow in and out of its doors with ease. The vibe: A more promising future.
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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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