The move from the basement to other offices in the Androscoggin County Building in Auburn will improve working conditions for staff.
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Androscoggin County’s ‘excessive’ spending putting pressure on towns, leaders say
County taxes have been rising steadily. Local leaders blame jail operations, and ask the state to step up.
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$1.2 million in the hole, Androscoggin County asks Legislature for help with jails
Citing an ‘urgent need,’ County Administrator Jeff Chute sent a letter to lawmakers appealing for more jail funding.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection
The jail saw some relief with its chronic overcapacity head counts in June.
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Lewiston mother sues Androscoggin County jail, medical contractor for son’s 2023 death
Trevor Saunders died of pneumonia at the jail in 2023. His mother says the jail and its medical staff ignored his pain and cries for help.
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Livermore Falls school board member arrested for third time in Auburn case
Livermore Falls police arrested Roger Moulton, a director for Regional School Unit 73 in Jay, on a warrant charging violation of condition of release on Tuesday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Looming deficit divides Androscoggin County commissioners on new cruisers
On a party-line vote, Republicans urged limiting spending to pay down the shortfall, while Democrats supported buying five cruisers for the Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Pair arrested in Auburn in organized retail theft investigation, police say
Police said the men attempted to throw fake identification cards out the window as they were being pulled over by police on Washington Street just before noon Wednesday.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston man indicted on domestic violence, driving charges
Eric Ouellette, 45, is charged in a Dec. 7, 2024, incident that ended in a crash in Lewiston.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Buckfield man found guilty of manslaughter in death of 2-month-old daughter
After two days of deliberations, the jury unanimously found 31-year-old Trevor Averill guilty of manslaughter, but not murder.