AUBURN — Longtime Androscoggin County Clerk Patricia Fournier announced her retirement Wednesday night after serving the county for more than 40 years. Fournier’s surprise announcement came following an executive session that Fournier requested at the conclusion of the county commission meeting. Over the years, Fournier also served as the county personnel director and its purchasing […]
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Mental illness creates ‘crisis situation’ for jails
AUBURN — One day recently, the Androscoggin County Jail housed: An 80-year-old man with dementia so severe that he wasn’t able to recognize his own lawyer. A man charged with theft who became catatonic behind bars. A woman who, according to an evaluation by St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, was schizophrenic and possibly suicidal. The […]
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Androscoggin County divorces
Jeffrey N. Akerley of Durham and Susan M. Akerley of Durham, married Nov. 28, 2002, in Auburn. Andrew Ames of Cushing and Rebecca Ouellette-Ames of Livermore Falls, married July 14, 2012, in Rockport, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother. Dusty S. Averill of Sabattus and Jennifer L. Averill of Sumner, married […]
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Androscoggin County to upgrade Probate Courtroom’s recording system
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission voted Wednesday to spend more than $8,000 from the county contingency fund to upgrade the recording equipment in the Probate Courtroom. The recording system in use is a hand-held device that is unreliable and is not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court is mandated to […]
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Androscoggin cities, towns contemplate next move in Charter dispute
LEWISTON — Androscoggin County municipalities are considering their options after a settlement offer last week from the county commissioners, who were successful in getting voters to amend the county charter. The commissioners have called the offer a “comprehensive settlement of the current dispute.” The municipalities aren’t so sure. “I’m glad to hear that the commissioners are […]
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Androscoggin County, municipal attorneys trade rhetorical punches
LEWISTON — Lawyers representing a dozen Androscoggin County municipalities and the county commissioners in the dispute over who has the power to approve the county’s budget got personal this week, following the Sun Journal’s coverage of an informational meeting in Turner on the county charter amendment. Lewiston attorney Peter Brann, who represents the cities, strongly […]
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Androscoggin County spent over $44,000 defending against towns’ suit
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. […]