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Fire stations battle budget woes

Editor’s note: Through interviews with Auburn-area fire officials, the Journal has assembled a broad swath of information to provide a snapshot of the resources and challenge ...

Our View: Citizen awareness, board transparency key for Newcastle

Recent news of Newcastle firefighters moving back into their controversial station has sparked more questions than answers. How can a $300 temporary fix be all that’s neede ...

Newcastle firefighters return to station

NEWCASTLE – The Newcastle firefighters’ 19-month stay in a camper trailer ended on Friday. A temporary, $300 fix on the Newcastle Fire Protection District fire station ...

Reader Input: Enough with runaway taxes

We did not realize when we voted for our supervisor (Jim Holmes) that he was in favor of raising our taxes: sometimes double, triple and even more if you own a number of parcels. ...

Mr. Jim Holmes: Don’t add taxes

Please can someone help us down here in the south part of Auburn? We are Newcastle residents and we are being hit very hard with extra added taxes for a new fire station. Whoever w ...

Insurance finds ways to gouge

I have lived at my present address in South Auburn for 12 years and have a fully equipped fire station very close to me at the corner of Maidu and Auburn Folsom roads. In those 12 ...

Trailer set to serve as sleeping quarters for Newcastle firefighters

Newcastle firefighters are preparing to camp outside for the foreseeable future. As further plans get under way for a new fire house in Newcastle to replace the existing condemned ...

Ground broken on Newcastle firehouse

The new Newcastle Fire Station is now under construction near Pineview School in Newcastle. Officials broke ground for the new firehouse Monday after successfully working togethe ...