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 […]
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Androscoggin County youngest in Maine
Androscoggin County has the youngest median age in the state, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The median age in Androscoggin County is 40.9, followed by Penobscot, at 41.5 and Cumberland, at 42.3. The county in Maine with the oldest median age is Piscataquis at 50.2, trailed by Lincoln at […]
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County commissioners adopt bylaws
AUBURN — Following a lengthy discussion, the Androscoggin County Commission adopted its bylaws Wednesday evening. The document, prepared by county attorney Bryan Dench, describes how the commissioners will conduct their meetings. The completed bylaws are the first step toward the commissioners hiring a county administrator. After calling a recess at the end of their business […]
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Lewiston favors taking Androscoggin County to court over budget authority
LEWISTON — City councilors favor challenging county budget rules in court, they said Tuesday. City Administrator Ed Barrett on Tuesday outlined three ways councilors and other Androscoggin County municipal leaders could react to charter amendments county commissioners proposed last month. The amendment is meant to govern the county’s budget process. Barrett said councilors could accept […]
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Divorces
Christopher L. Allen of Auburn and Betty R. Allen of Auburn, married Sept. 10, 2004, in Otisfield. Bruce W. Ames of Livermore and Janet Remington of Livermore Falls, married Feb. 14, 2010, in Hartford. Paul E. Baribault of Lewiston and Joanne Baribault of Suncity Center, Fla., married Nov. 25, 1989, in Brunswick. Christopher Benoit of […]