Joining Jenn Boenig in this episode are Haley Warden and Misty Edgecomb, co-chairs of the Auburn Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. 

Learn more about the board's work and some big, bold ideas for possible recreational opportunities.

You can learn more about the board, the meeting schedule and agendas. 

You can also visit the recreation department and find more about the programs and services offered as well as visit the recreation's online registration portal.    

Joining Jenn Boenig for this episode are David Hediger, the City of Auburn's Director of Planning; Lauren Caffe, the City of Auburn's Long-Range Planner; and John Cleveland, the chairman of the Comprehensive Plan Committee. 

The City of Auburn is updating its comprehensive plan and the group will share more about why that's important and how people can get involved in the process. 

The group also introduces a new segment, "What Would You Do as Mayor for the Day?" 

To learn more about the comprehensive plan, visit the city's website. You can also email David Hediger at [email protected] or Lauren Caffe at [email protected] 

Joining host Jenn Boenig in this episode are Chris Piercey, Director of Nutrition Services for the Auburn School Department and Matt Manson, owner of Blackie's Farm Fresh Produce. 

They're talking food and the innovative initiative bringing together the Auburn, Lewiston, and Lisbon school districts with local farms. 

You can learn more about Blackie's and the school-based food hub online. 

Joining Jenn Boenig in this episode are Scott Holland, Auburn Public Works Director; Adam Stevens, Auburn Public Works Deputy Director; and Sarah King, an environmental engineer with Woodard & Curran. 

Woodard & Curran is an environmental consulting firm that supports the City with our municipal stormwater permit compliance. 

You can find additional resources about stormwater on our website. 

You can also sign up for text alerts notifying you of winter parking bans and storm cancellations through our website. 

Joining Jenn Boenig for this episode are the city council student representatives, Anaya Egge and Mubarik Abdulahi.

Anaya is a senior at ELHS and joined the council in May 2024. Her term expires on June 30, 2025.

Mubarik is a junior at ELHS and joined the council in September 2024. His term expires on June 30, 2026.

The student representatives share information with the council on school activities as well as participate in council meeting discussions.

To get more information about the council meetings, agendas and minutes, you can visit our website.  You can also watch council meetings live on our YouTube channel. 

Joining host Jenn Boenig in this episode are Liz Allen, guest cohost and the City of Auburn's Communications & Community Engagement Director, along with Auburn Police Chief Jason Moen and Sergeant Nick Gagnon, head of Auburn Police Department's new ProActive Community Enforcement (PACE) unit.

Chief Moen and Sgt. Gagnon explain how this unit, along with entire police department, strike a balance between community policing and enforcement.

You can find the SunJournal article referenced by Chief Moen on the paper's website. 

You can learn more about the APD by visiting the city's website or following the department's social media page. 

Joining Jenn Boenig are guest cohost Emma Burns in the city's Finance Department as well as Karen Scammon, Auburn's Assessor and Joe St. Peter, Auburn's Deputy Assessor.

Karen and Joe explain why Auburn will start a revaluation of all city properties and how that process works. They also address some frequently asked questions about the process and share information about some of the state's tax relief programs.

Learn more about the assessing department by visiting the city's website. 

September is National Voter Registration Month and with a Presidential Election coming up on Tuesday, November 5, this episode of Absolutely Auburn focuses on voting and elections in Maine.

Joining Jenn and her guest cohost Holli Olivier, is Emily Carrington, Auburn's City Clerk and Registrar of Voters, and she talks about getting registered to vote, making a plan for voting on Election Day as well as details about the voting process at polling places and in the city clerk's office.

If you're an Auburn resident and not sure where your polling place is located, you can visit the city's website to learn where you will go to vote. You can also visit the Maine Voter Information Lookup Service. 

Auburn also has an Elections and Voting Hub which provides additional information.

On November 5, all polling places are open 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM.

For additional information, you can visit the State of Maine's website regarding Elections and Voting. 

On this episode of Absolutely Auburn, Jenn welcomes her first guest cohost, Jenna-Rae Brown, and Auburn Police Officer Timothy Robinson with his K9 partner Brick.

Officer Robinson talks about working and training with a K9 partner and how much he enjoys being Brick's "dad." 

Auburn Police Department has had K9 officers since 2007. To learn more about our K9 officers, visit the city's website. You can also find videos and photos of K9 Brick in action on the Auburn Police Department's Facebook page. 

In this episode of Absolutely Auburn, Jenn and Abby chat with Auburn's Fire Chief Bob Chase and Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fifield. Tune in to hear the details behind AFD's operations, the varying kinds of situations they have to prepare for, what it takes to become a firefighter in Auburn, and what they love about working in this city.