AUBURN — After several failed amendments and nearly an hour of debate, Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales accused fellow commissioners Wednesday of attempting to push through the adoption of three amendments to county Administrator Larry Post’s contract. “Our decisions affect the taxpayers,” said Lary, who wanted to cut or limit the severance package […]
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Androscoggin commissioners to help municipalities with mapping services
Androscoggin County commissioners agreed to spend more than $10,000 last week for orthoimagery services with the Maine GeoLibrary to pay for aerial mapping of municipalities. Maine GeoLibrary is a state agency that expands and promotes aerial imagery for cities and towns for uses like GIS mapping and E911 for accurate and up-to-date mapping of roads and […]
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Androscoggin commissioners adopt 2018 budget with no changes
AUBURN — The chairman of the Androscoggin County Budget Committee had urged the county commissioners to adopt its budget recommendations “in a gesture of goodwill.” In the end, the Androscoggin County Commission did just that Wednesday night, but not before much discussion and one member attempting to eliminate funding for one organization. With Isaiah Lary […]
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Androscoggin County approves additional $25,000 to replace rotted trim in clock tower
AUBURN — In a split vote, the Androscoggin County Commission approved an additional $25,000 to replace more rotted wood than expected on the clock tower at the courthouse. A closer inspection of the clock tower after the scaffolding was erected detected the deterioration of the wood trim. The courthouse was built in 1857. Last year’s […]
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Sun Journal wins Outstanding Journalism award
NATICK, Mass. — The New England Newspaper & Press Association awarded the Sun Journal a Publick Occurrences Award for Outstanding Journalism on Thursday during the association’s annual conference. The newspaper was also named a distinguished newspaper in the daily category. The Publick Occurrences Award, named for the first newspaper in America that published a single […]
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Androscoggin budget panel cuts wage increases for probate department
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee cut much of the planned salary increases for two elected officials in the Registry of Probate department. The Budget Committee on Wednesday cut $7,423 from the salary line during its review of the 2018 county budget. After two weeks and 13 department budgets analyzed, it’s the first time […]
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Spirit of America award winners
Androscoggin County celebrated the Spirit of America Awards on Sept. 13. Honored were: Dan Bilodeau, Auburn; Gary Wood, Durham; Greene Village Day Committee members, Greene; Pamela Bell, Leeds; Healthy Homeworks, Lewiston; Lisbon Development Committee, Lisbon; Norma Boothby, Livermore; Gary Desjardins, Livermore Falls; Matthew Gary, Mechanic Falls; Poland Trails Committee, Poland; and Boy Scout Troop 110, […]
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Androscoggin County budget in hands of municipal reps
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee got its first look at the 2018 spending plan Wednesday night and zipped through the first six departments without making any cuts. But rubber-stamping the rest of the budget proposed by the county commissioners is unlikely moving forward. Several members of the committee said their goal is to […]
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Androscoggin commissioners adopt preliminary budget
AUBURN — Arguing against Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary’s attempt to cut all funding for the four outside agencies seeking assistance from the county, some of his colleagues stressed the matching funds those organizations receive Wednesday night. The commissioner from Wales was unmoved, saying the money still comes from somewhere, namely taxpayers. “Matching funds are […]
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Storms knock out power and drench Androscoggin, Oxford counties
Lightning seen during a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening in Poland. UPDATE: Maine braces for more storms, possible flash flooding Thunderstorms rolled through Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday evening causing power outages across the region. If you’re in the dark, or were for a while Tuesday, blame the weather. According to Central Maine Power, more than 3,700 […]