AUBURN — Councilors could be faced with either budget cuts or a tax increase for the next year fiscal year, according to acting City Manager Howard Kroll. “We’ve done the best we can, and the next steps will really be up to them,” Kroll said. City councilors will get their first look at Kroll’s proposed […]
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Entrepreneurs focus of Great Falls Forum
LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum on Friday, Feb. 27, will feature a panel discussion titled, “Getting Down to Business: Insights from Local Entrepreneurs.” The program will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. The panel will include a diverse group of Lewiston-Auburn businesspeople, sharing their stories […]
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County Commission approves letter correcting misinformation on salaries
AUBURN — Attempting to set the record straight, the Androscoggin County commissioners Wednesday approved the text of a letter that will be sent to each of the cities and towns in the county. The four-page letter is in response to official letters sent by 13 of the 14 municipalities in Androscoggin County expressing concern over […]
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Former corrections officer backs away from guilty plea in Auburn
AUBURN — A former corrections officer from Auburn, who was prepared to plead guilty to a charge he violated bail by having contact with his victim, changed his mind Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Bret Butterfield, 23, of 56 East Waterman Road was expected to plead […]
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County to decide if Greenwood can serve in Legislature and County Commission
LEWISTON — The Office of the Maine Attorney General is leaving it up to Androscoggin County to decide whether Randall Greenwood of Wales gave up his seat on the county commission when he took his oath of office last month as a Maine legislator. In a letter to Greenwood, Assistant Attorney General Phillis Gardiner declined […]
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Eric Samson takes oath as Androscoggin County sheriff
AUBURN — For a few hours Wednesday, Androscoggin County had two sheriffs. Outgoing Sheriff Guy Desjardins spent the last day of his eight years in office saying goodbyes as staff members and friends dropped by his barren, freshly painted office. Meanwhile, incoming Sheriff Eric Samson quietly raised his hand and swore his oath in a […]
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Chief Peters: Ready to adjust to life after law enforcement
AUBURN — Nelson Peters spent Tuesday erasing some of the last evidence from the Androscoggin County courthouse that he’d ever worked there. He removed his nameplate from his desk and family photos from the walls. And someone else’s name — above the title “Chief Deputy” — decorated his office door. “I’m almost gone,” he said, […]
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Office shuffle underway at Androscoggin County courthouse
AUBURN — Androscoggin County is shuffling offices in its Auburn courthouse, consolidating the storage of deeds while making space for an expanded county commission and its first dedicated probate courtroom. On Monday, workers painted inside a Registry of Deeds computer room and an adjacent space that had floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with volumes of bound deeds. […]
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Androscoggin County to swear in officials
AUBURN — Sheriff-elect Eric Samson is scheduled to be sworn in twice as Androscoggin County’s new top cop, once to make sure an authority is in place on Jan. 1 and again a week later as part of a public event aimed at heralding the biggest influx of new faces in county history. Samson and […]