Residents of Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield vote yes on corrected warrant article for additional local funds.
Androscoggin County
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Lisbon voters pass firetruck purchase, elect 2 to School Committee
Laura Craig and Kelli Rogers received the highest number of votes, earning them each a three-year term on the Lisbon School Committee.
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Poland voters approve charter changes; town meeting in June
POLAND — The annual municipal budget will be decided at the polls in June, instead of an in-person meeting every April, voters decided Tuesday. The measure passed by a tally of 2,117 to 563. Town officials felt a change was needed after Maine declared a civil emergency during the pandemic in 2021 and 2022. That’s […]
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Plourde wins race for commissioner in Androscoggin County
AUBURN — Edouard Plourde of Lewiston retained his District 1 seat on the Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday in a special election to fill the final two years of a four-year term. District 1 includes much of downtown Lewiston. Plourde finished with 2,395 votes, while Republican challenger Bret Martel had 1,511. Plourde, 70, was appointed […]
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Livermore falls man charged with gross sexual assault of child under 12
Authorities said the alleged crimes happened between January and August in Livermore Falls.
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Too young to vote, Lisbon teen helps work the polls instead
After attending Dirigo Girls’ State this summer, Helena Kay preregistered to vote at 16 and applied to be a poll worker.
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More highway improvements planned for Turner
The Maine Department of Transportation has proposed several changes to the high-crash intersection of state Routes 4 and 219 in Turner.
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Lisbon teen dies Monday evening
The Lisbon school district has activated its crisis response team and will have extra counselors at Lisbon High School the rest of the week.
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Mechanic Falls councilors formally object to changing school budget vote date
MECHANIC FALLS — The Town Council signed a letter at Monday’s session, objecting to Regional School Unit 16 changing the annual school budget vote from the second Tuesday in June to April 11. At its October meeting, the school board of directors changed the date and notified town officials only recently. The letter drawn up by […]
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Turner resident crawls to safety as fire destroys home
The resident on Academy Drive and his dog safely escaped the burning mobile home.