Reflecting both the lows and the highs of the year, we highlight the area’s biggest news stories of 2024.
Androscoggin County
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Androscoggin County to develop a strategic plan
Commissioners are encouraged to create a vision for the future and set goals on how to get there.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Androscoggin County commissioners approve budget, but see trouble ahead
The county had to cover a $300,000 deficit in the jail budget, but Commissioner Garret Mason warns not to expect the state to help with additional funding for the jail.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Androscoggin County commission expected to finalize 2025 budget Wednesday
As proposed by the Budget Committee, county taxes are expected to rise by 11.61%
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Jane Pentheny, Shukri Abdirahman elected to Androscoggin County commission
Both candidates earned the most write-in votes in Tuesday’s election.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Results in Androscoggin commissioner races between write-ins unknown Wednesday
Ballots in Lewiston and Auburn still need to be tabulated.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Western Maine residents report scam callers posing as deputies, family members
Residents of Androscoggin and Oxford counties have been reporting phone calls from scammers posing as deputies or as recently incarcerated family members.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Write-in candidates opposing each other in 2 Androscoggin County races
Voters will have to fill in the candidate’s name on the appropriate line and fill in the oval next to it for their vote to count.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News, Uncategorized
Androscoggin County woman gets time-served for illegal gun purchases
Prosecutors say Tia Lavigne bought at least three guns for someone else.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, The Franklin Journal
Grant to MaineHealth EMS ambulance services supports training, recruitment, equipment in greater Franklin County
The service, a department of MaineHealth Franklin, was formerly known as NorthStar EMS.