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May 28, 2018 Edition
Focus on Lewiston/Auburn

Five-year investment plan puts Auburn-Lewiston Airport on a flight path of growth

Maureen Milliken

Rick Lanman, manager of Auburn-Lewiston Airport, say the airport will invest $8.7 million over the next two years and a total of $11 million through 2023, in a bid to expand its importance as an "economic generator" for the Twin Cities.

Today's Poll

Will Maine be hurt by not offering free tuition at community colleges?
Poll Description

This year's high school graduates will be the last to benefit from a program that offers free tuition within the Maine Community College System. 

The Free College Scholarship, launched in 2022, covered all tuition and mandatory fees for students who graduated from high school or passed an equivalency exam between 2020 and 2025. Nearly 18,000 students took advantage of the program. 

But last week, state lawmakers declined to continue the funding and it was not part of the budget signed by Gov. Janet Mills.

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