AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department is asking to purchase body cams for its patrol deputies. The request was made Wednesday evening during the third and final budget presentation to the commissioners for the 2018 Androscoggin County budget. The third presentation focused mostly on the Sheriff’s Office — patrol, communication, civil process and the […]
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Police nab three after auto thefts in Oxford Hills
NORWAY — It was a busy Thursday for police in the Oxford Hills as they hunted for the last of a three-member team of auto thieves. A Mini Cooper, Ford Fusion and Chevy Impala were stolen from Alan’s Automotive and Johnston’s Auto on Main Street in Norway Wednesday night. Norway Officer John Lewis responded to Town […]
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WMTS, Time & Tide seek funding from Androscoggin County
AUBURN — Two outside organizations not currently funded by Androscoggin County are seeking a piece of the 2018 budget pie. Western Maine Transportation Services and Time & Tide Resource Conservation and Development Area each presented budget proposals to the commissioners during Wednesday’s budget review. It was the second of three meetings planned to review the […]
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Androscoggin commissioners get first look at 2018 budget
AUBURN — Faced with many challenges, including the expectation of less revenue, the proposed 2018 Androscoggin County budget would increase county taxes by 6.0 percent. The preliminary budget was presented to county commissioners Wednesday night by Androscoggin County Administrator Larry Post. The proposed general expenditure portion of the budget is up by a modest 0.86 […]
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Androscoggin commissioners table decision on new fund balance policy
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County commissioners were in a tabling mood Wednesday evening. The two main items on the agenda — a fund balance policy and the resignation letter from Commissioner Alfreda Fournier — were both set aside until the commissioners’ next meeting Aug. 18. Fournier, who is moving out of her District 5 territory […]
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Androscoggin County, L/A 9-1-1 to share costs of new tower on Goff Hill
AUBURN — Androscoggin County will team up with the Lewiston/Auburn 9-1-1 emergency communication system to build a new communication tower on Goff Hill. County commissioners signed off on the project at Wednesday’s meeting, agreeing to spend up to $50,000 over five years. The new tower will improve the emergency network in the county and the […]
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Androscoggin County jail receives perfect marks in state inspection
AUBURN — Androscoggin County jail Administrator Capt. Jeffrey Chute is already looking ahead to his facility’s 2019 state inspection and exceeding his jail’s current high standards. That’s a lofty goal. The Androscoggin County jail’s latest grade? A perfect 100 percent. A team of three inspectors from the Maine Department of Corrections spent a couple of […]
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Report: More than 70 percent of jail inmates have mental illness
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission heard a presentation Wednesday from a Bates College student who did her senior thesis on mental illness at the county jail. Katie Stevenson, who worked in cooperation with the Androscoggin County Jail and Tri-County Mental Health Services, reported her findings and answered several questions from the commissioners for more […]
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Woman, boyfriend charged in child abuse case
A Lewiston woman was indicted Tuesday on charges of failing to intervene in the abuse of her three children that left the toddlers with broken bones, fractures and other wounds. Raven Sullivan, 21, of 50 Fairmount St., was charged by an Androscoggin County grand jury with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. […]
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Androscoggin commissioners offer union wage increase for 2016
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission is offering the union representing county employees a wage increase for 2016. In a 5-2 vote, the commissioners approved a collective bargaining agreement that provides for a step increase on July 1, 2016, followed by a 1 percent wage increase effective the same day. The employees have been working […]