D. Robin Beck Physical Address: 64 Record Road, Livermore Falls Occupation: Farmer Political Affiliation: Democrat Age: 49 Phone number: (207) 233-0779 Community Organizations: member Livermore Falls Planning Board; leader of Androscoggin Valley 4-H Livestock Club; volunteer for Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties 4-H; founder and manager of Spruce Mountain Buying Club and Cooperative in Livermore Falls; volunteer with […]
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State board asking for more money for Maine jails
AUBURN — The state will have to spend millions of dollars more on jails before it breaks the cycle of annual budget crises, the leader of Maine’s jail system told Androscoggin County commissioners Wednesday. When the Legislature meets in January, it will be greeted with a Board of Corrections request of more than $2.5 million […]
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Commissioners recalculate pay while proposing $342K tax hike
AUBURN — The three-member Androscoggin County Commission has proposed a $10.7 million budget that includes a boost in heating costs, insurance and an expansion of the commission’s own ranks. Changes, if approved by the Budget Committee, would hike the 2015 county taxes by $342,015, a 4.24 percent increase. “We understand it’s a significant increase, certainly […]
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Androscoggin County copes with just-discovered shortfall
AUBURN — Androscoggin County commissioners met Wednesday — only six days before the county jail’s budget year ends — to figure out how to pay a just-discovered $70,000 shortfall. “Every bill has been paid, with the exception of one bill that somehow slipped through,” County Treasurer Robert Poulin said. The bill, a $70,519 payment on […]
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Chamberlain tops Hill in Androscoggin commission race
LEWISTON — Samuel Chamberlain will face Republican Ronald Chicoine in November for Androscoggin County’s 2nd District seat on the expanding County Commission. Vote results Tuesday night were Chamberlain, 333; Walter Hill, 196. Hill, 45, has served on a variety of local boards, including the Planning Board and the school board. Chamberlain, 20, works at the […]
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Sheriff weighs layoffs and service cuts at county jail
AUBURN — If the state continues to squeeze county jail budgets, keeping the Androscoggin County Jail open would mean cutting its inmate population, slashing jail services to local police and eliminating at least five corrections officers, Sheriff Guy Desjardins said. On Thursday morning, Desjardins began meetings with the county’s police chiefs to discuss the changes, […]