AUBURN — The county municipalities suing the Androscoggin County Commission over the commissioners’ salaries and the power of the Budget Committee filed a motion in Superior Court on Tuesday seeking to allow the town of Livermore to withdraw from a lawsuit “without prejudice.” The filing with the court reveals that the county commissioners have already […]
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Lewiston mulls opposing Androscoggin charter change
LEWISTON — Councilors could come out against changes in the Androscoggin County charter that City Administrator Ed Barrett said misses the point. “There have been issues regarding the county charter and the budget process,” Barrett told councilors during a workshop meeting Tuesday night. “One has been the section of the county charter that requires the […]
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Androscoggin County girl struck by toxic E. coli strain in June
LEWISTON — A 2-year-old girl from Androscoggin County suffered kidney failure in June after a visit to a York Beach zoo and amusement park. The girl’s father, who asked that the family’s name not be used, said Friday that his daughter was infected by a Shiga toxin-producing strain of E. coli that led to hemolytic […]
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Androscoggin County suit settles after thousands spent on legal fees
AUBURN — When a former Androscoggin County worker first went to county administrators to correct errors in his paycheck, he would have owed the county $131.97. Instead, the county ended up paying nearly $50,000, most of it in court costs; little of it in actual wage compensation to Kevin Nichols, according to a union attorney. […]
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Inmates help refurbish Lewiston schools
LEWISTON — Instead of spending time in jail, 48 participants in the Alternative Sentencing Program completed maintenance projects for the Lewiston School Department, according to William Gagne, chief deputy of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department. The participants cleaned, landscaped, stripped and waxed floors, and painted walls at The Green Ladle, Lewiston High School, Lewiston Middle […]
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Androscoggin County divorces
LEWISTON — The following divorces were recently processed in Lewiston District Court: Russell R. Abbott of Minot and Elise Abbott of Turner, married June 22, 2013, in Minot. Jay Adams of Sabattus and Sheena A. Adams of Lisbon Falls, married May 27, 2007, in Harpswell, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother. […]
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Greene man sues town, again
AUBURN — A Greene man who sued the town for denying him a permit to operate a flea market is back in court. George Stanley filed a two-page, handwritten complaint this week in Androscoggin County Superior Court against the town, roughly two months after the state’s highest court dismissed a similar suit by Stanley. In […]
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Lewiston divorces
Clyde E. Noyes IV of Lewiston and Amy J. Peniuk of Minot, married Oct. 28, 2005, in Minot, shared parental rights for three children, primary residence with mother. Ian N. Ogden of Lanexa, Va. and Elizabeth E. Hubbard of Poland, married May 31, 2010, in Poland, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with […]
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Androscoggin commissioners may use county money to defend themselves against lawsuit
AUBURN — Following an executive session with their attorneys that lasted nearly two hours Wednesday evening, the Androscoggin County commissioners released a statement saying it would defend itself against a lawsuit filed by 12 of the 14 county municipalities. The seven county commissioners voted unanimously to defend themselves “at county expense” against the lawsuit if […]
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Androscoggin Chamber president: LePage comments against delegation ‘deplorable’
LEWISTON — The president of the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce reacted Friday morning to news that Gov. Paul LePage had allegedly said Lewiston lawmakers should be “rounded up and executed in the public square.” “I want to be clear: the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce finds it absolutely deplorable to wish violence upon a […]