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Students go 'Face2Face' With Substance Abuse

AUBURN, Mass. - Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis has been presenting his Face2Face Program to Middle School and High School students throughout Worcester County.

On Tuesday, he paid a special visit to Auburn Middle School to have a Face2Face meeting with students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades to discuss the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.

The Face2Face program is an ongoing part of the Sheriff’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Initiative for Worcester County Schools. The Sheriff’s Face2Face system uses cutting edge technology and special ...

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Neighbors

Auburn Rec. Announces Winter Program Schedule

By Tara Johnson

AUBURN, Mass. - Auburn Recreation and Culture offer residents a variety of activities to keep them busy, active and healthy throughout the winter months. Here is a listing of all the great programs currently offered through the department. For more information contact Recreation Director Kristen Pappas at (508) 832-7736 or kpappas@town.auburn.ma.us.

Water Color Painting at the Auburn Senior Center, 4 Goddard Drive in Auburn on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Experienced artist Beth Parys as she guides all level painters in this great class. Each class is ...

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Neighbors

Enter To Win Auburn's Chili And Chowder Fest

By Tara Johnson

AUBURN, Mass. - Auburn Recreation and Culture and the Auburn Recreation Organization would like to invite you to enter your favorite homemade chili or chowder in the fourth annual "Chili and Chowder Fest".

This year, the event invites businesses in addition to residents to showcase their favorite recipes.

There is no registration fee for competitors and six awards will be presented including Professional Chili, Professional Chowder, Amateur Chili, Amateur Chowder, People's Choice Chili, People's Choice Chowder. The professional and amateur awards will be selected by a ...

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News

Is It Going to Snow? Look at Our Weather Forecast!

By Staff 01/26/12

What's the weather like out there -- and is there a chance we might be getting snow this weekend?

By popular reader demand, you can now find out the answers to your weather-related questions right here on your local news site. Main Street Connect-Massachusetts' websites now include a seven-day forecast at the top of each site.

Just hover your cursor on the weather bug over the site name. The seven-day forecast, along with the current temperature and weather, will appear.

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Schools

Laura Pellerin Named To Mount Ida Dean's List

By Staff 01/26/12

NEWTON, MA- Laura Pellerin, a resident of Auburn, MA, has been named to the Dean's List for the 2011 fall semester at Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts.

Pellerin is one of 409 students honored for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the Dean's List. To make the Dean's List, students must have a grade point average of 3.33 or above.

Founded in 1899, Mount Ida College is a private, co-educational undergraduate and graduate institution with approximately 1,500 full- and part-time students and a 13:1 student to faculty full-time equivalent ratio. ...

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Auburn Democrats To Caucus February 15

By Staff 01/26/12

AUBURN, Mass. - Democrats in Auburn will be holding a caucus at the Lorraine Gleick Nordgren Senior Center Center, 4 Goddard Drive at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.15 to elect 10 delegates and three alternates to the 2012 Massachusetts Democratic Convention, where Democrats from across Massachusetts will select candidates to compete for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

The convention will be held June 2 at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield.

“This is going to be an exciting year as we build on our recent successes and prepare for the elections in 2012,” ...

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John F. O'Day III Named to Dean's List at UVM

By Staff 01/26/12

BURLINGTON, VT - John F. O'Day III, of Auburn, MA has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2011 semester at the University of Vermont.

O'Day III is a sophmore Animal Sciences major in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. To be named to the dean's lists, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has ...

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Auburn Students Unite To 'Blackout Bullying'

By Tara Johnson 01/26/12

AUBURN, Mass. - To provide and ensure students with a safe learning environment, Governor Deval Patrick designated Wednesday, January 25 as “No Name Calling Day” in Massachusetts.

Auburn students and districts across the Commonwealth joined in support of the anti-bullying legislation signed by Patrick in May of 2010, by wearing black clothing to "Blackout Bullying".

Auburn students were also invited to publicly express their support by signing a "No Name Calling" banner.

"Bullying is not a problem at the middle school, but is there some? Yes," Auburn Middle ...

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Casillo Makes Dean's List At Gettysburg College

By Staff 01/25/12

GETTYSBURG, PA - Christina Casillo of Auburn has been placed on the Gettysburg College Dean's Commendation List for outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2011.

Gettysburg College students with a quality point average of 3.33 or higher for a semester's work are placed on the College's Dean's Commendation List.

Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences with a strong academic tradition that includes Rhodes Scholars, a Nobel laureate and other distinguished scholars among its alumni. The ...

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News

Robidoux A No-Show, Taxi Hearing Postponed Again

By Tara Johnson 01/25/12

AUBURN, Mass. - On Monday, Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to postpone the hearing to renew City Line Taxi Co. for the third time, since the applicant and no other representatives were present.

Prior to the hearing, Selectman Doreen Goodrich stated she would not be participating in the application.

In November, reports surfaced that Applicant and City Line Taxi Co. Owner Michael Robidoux of 81 Bancroft St., Auburn had been charged with larceny by check under $250 and forgery of documents, according to the Worcester District Court.

"That has nothing to do ...

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The Alpine Treeline
8:00 pm - 9:50 pm

Winter Wonderland DJ Public Skate
Jan 28

Dan and Dorette live
Feb 3

Rev. Tommy Rosso
Feb 3

4th Wall Stage Company Performances
Feb 4

4th Wall Stage Company Performances

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Schools

School Committee Request Collaborative Meetings

By Tara Johnson 01/25/12

AUBURN, Mass. - The Auburn School Committee is interested in reinstating the joint, collaborative meetings between the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and the School Committee..

"In the spirit of collaboration that has been developed over recent years, the School Committee would embrace the opportunity to meet with these groups again. The School Committee suggests that one agenda item might be the plan for funding of the Middle School Project," Superintendent Maryellen Brunelle wrote in a recent letter, presented to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Jan. ...

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Resident Earns Honors at Connecticut College

By Staff 01/25/12

NEW LONDON, CONN. - Helaine-Rose Goudreau, a member of the class of 2014 at Connecticut College and a resident of Auburn, has been named to the Dean's High Honors list for the 2011 fall semester.

At Connecticut College, Dean's Honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.66, and Dean's High Honors is a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.78.

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all ...

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