Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal file photo 2019
AUBURN Upgrades will continue at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport after U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced $1.6 million in federal funding this week.
The announcement was part of $11.4 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program that will go to five Maine airports.
According to Bettyann Sheats, chairwoman of the airport’s board of directors, a majority of the funds will be used to reconstruct the “east ramp” on the Hotel Road side of the facility.
The section houses hangers used by LifeFlight and others. Sheats said the runway and parking area in that section of the airport are “in desperate need of being resurfaced.”
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‘Toughest class to ever graduate’ from Lewiston High School
Clad in royal blue mortarboards and robes, 259 seniors from Class of 2021 graduate on the tarmac at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn.
By Sacha FeldbergSun Journal
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Graduating seniors stand to officially begin the Lewiston High School graduation ceremony at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn.
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AUBURN Clad in royal blue mortarboards and robes, 259 graduating seniors from the Lewiston High School Class of 2021 sat in plastic chairs Sunday morning on the tarmac at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport for the finale of their high school years.
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AUBURN Clad in royal blue mortarboards and robes, 259 graduating seniors from the Lewiston High School Class of 2021 sat in plastic chairs Sunday morning on the tarmac at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport for the finale of their high school years.
“Although no one wants to dwell on the pandemic, it would be difficult to celebrate our accomplishments without talking about what we have overcome,” Katie Morin, president of the Class of 2021, said in her speech to graduates. “Our class has demonstrated an amazing ability to pivot, adapt and change. In the last year and a half, we navigated a global pandemic, the likes of which no one has ever seen before.”
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Tambrands proposes $15 million expansion in Auburn We are excited about the opportunity for continued growth at the Auburn facility and our ability to further positively impact the community, especially in the midst of a pandemic, a company spokesman said Friday.
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The Procter & Gamble Tambrands plant on Hotel Road in Auburn in 2020. Company officials are negotiating with the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport to buy 15.7 acres of land for a $15 million expansion.
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AUBURN Tambrands is planning a $15 million, 116,000-square foot expansion to its Hotel Road facility that already turns out about 9.5 million tampons a day.
“The expansion, if approved, is largely demand driven,” spokesman Patrick Blair said. It’s part of parent company Procter & Gamble’s “supply chain strategy to more effectively and efficiently serve consumers and customers, including the capability to direct-ship Always and Tampax products to customers throughout North