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 […]
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Police log
Charges Auburn • Zackary Horice Duprey, 29, of 70 River St., Lewiston, driving after having been declared a habitual offender and violating conditions of release, 11:39 p.m. Tuesday at 370 Main St. Lewiston • Melissa Tuomivirta, 39, of 30 Spring St., Sabattus, domestic assault, refusing to submit and violating conditions of release, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday […]
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Androscoggin commissioners consider policy to limit contact with attorney
AUBURN — Tens of thousands of dollars spent on legal fees by the county during the past couple of years have prompted the Androscoggin County Commission to consider a new policy for contacting the county attorney. The policy introduced at Wednesday’s meeting would restrict commissioners from contacting the county attorney without authority from the board […]
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Androscoggin commissioners get peek at hazard mitigation plan
AUBURN — Emergency Management Agency Director Joanne Potvin updated Androscoggin County commissioners on the start of the hazard mitigation plan Wednesday. Work on the plan takes place every five years, when municipalities identify risks of natural disasters, such as floods, severe storms and droughts. The plan also reviews potential damages. Potvin gave examples of bridge […]
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Androscoggin commissioners adopt budget with 6.44 percent increase
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission completed its work for 2016 by adopting the 2017 county budget that will raise the county portion on residents’ property tax bills by 6.44 percent. The budget, which passed by a 5-1 vote Wednesday, included two changes to the recommendations made by the Budget Committee. Commissioners added $125,000 for […]