Bruce Noddin helps provide spiritual guidance and council to inmates at Androscoggin County Jail.
Androscoggin County Jail
Former Androscoggin County Sheriff Ronald Gagnon remembered as ‘one of us’
Ronald Gagnon died Friday in his home.
Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine
The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.
Androscoggin County Jail gets high marks in state inspection
The audit, performed every two years by the Department of Corrections, only found fault with the high head counts that periodically plague the jail.
Oil spill at Androscoggin County Jail
Auburn Fire Chief Geoff Low, left, and Battalion Chief Don Flanagan walk past a patch of home heating oil in the recreation yard of the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn on Wednesday. About 600 to 1,000 gallons of heating oil spilled when an oil dealer was filling the tank in the basement and a system failure […]
APL pilots literacy program for incarcerated parents and their children
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library is partnering with staff at the Androscoggin County Jail to create a family literacy program for inmates and their children. The new program, “ReadingConnects!,” seeks to improve the literacy skills of incarcerated parents and their children, foster each child’s interest in books so they will be ready to learn […]
Bail set at $50K for Lewiston man charged with operating meth lab
LEWISTON — Bail was set at $50,000 Monday for a Lewiston man arrested Friday night on two charges of operating a methamphetamine lab in Mechanic Falls. James Ludlow, 41, made an initial appearance at Lewiston District Court following Friday’s arrest, and faces two charges of unlawful operation of a methamphetamine lab. Kimberly Lothrop, 25, of […]
Arrrests made in Schrep’s burglaries in Turner
AUBURN — Two Lewiston residents accused of robbing Schrep’s Corner Store in Turner twice last month remained in the Androscoggin County Jail on Tuesday night, officials said. William Thomas Currier, 25, of 592 College St. and Richelle Ramsey, 23, of Tampa Street were arrested Jan. 5 by Maine State Police, according to officials. Currier is being […]
Rumford woman charged with drug possession after short chase in Auburn
AUBURN — State police said a Rumford woman was arrested early Sunday following a short chase along Route 4 from Turner to Auburn. Elsa Konopka, 23, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, failing to stop for an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating without a license. According to a written statement from state […]
Jay man charged with Circle K robbery
GREENE — Police arrested a Jay man in the Circle K robbery last month, and investigators didn’t have to go very far. Police said Thomas John Mulkern, 29, of 6 Jewell St., was already in the Androscoggin County Jail on charges involving a scuffle with Auburn police on the day of the heist. In that […]