LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to do nothing in regard to a dispute between Androscoggin County commissioners and the Budget Committee over salary and benefits. Selectman Ron Chadwick favored supporting the Budget Committee, which cut salaries and benefits that were reinstated by commissioners. Chairwoman Louise Chabot and Selectman Jim Collins didn’t want to […]
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Longtime Franklin County state prosecutor to become deputy district attorney
FARMINGTON — Longtime state prosecutor James “Jim” Andrews will become the new deputy district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties when he is sworn in Jan. 5. His wife, Claire Andrews, a state prosecutor in Androscoggin County, will serve as assistant district attorney in Franklin County. She will join Joshua Robbins in the District […]
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Desjardins ending four decades of public service with retirement
SABATTUS — After nearly 40 years in law enforcement — as a patrol officer, police chief, investigator, chief deputy and sheriff — Guy Desjardins wants the freedom to ease his pace and ignore the telephone. He wants to rid himself of pressure-filled emails and late-night phone calls. On Dec. 31, when he concludes his second […]
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Face time: William Gagne on his county comeback
Even before Androscoggin County voters elected Eric Samson to be the new sheriff, Samson’s choice for his chief deputy was retired longtime detective William Gagne. Before Samson takes his oath of office at the end of December — and Gagne takes on his new position — the Sun Journal wanted to learn more about the […]
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Committee signs plea to AG over Androscoggin County pay authority
AUBURN — A dozen members of the Androscoggin County Budget Committee have signed a plea to Maine’s Attorney General seeking help to end the growing controversy over the authority to set pay for elected county commissioners. Meanwhile, the debate is growing among the county’s 14 towns. By next Wednesday, selectmen and councilors in at least […]
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Missing Livermore Falls man found safe in Jay
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police from four agencies searched for an 89-year-old man reported missing early Wednesday and found him safe at a residence he owns in Jay at 8:38 a.m. The man, who lives with a guardian in East Livermore village, had gone to bed at the same time as a guardian’s family member early […]
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Commissioners to re-examine cuts in their salaries, benefits in Tuesday meeting
AUBURN — The fight over salaries and benefits for Androscoggin County commissioners continues. Six days after the county’s Budget Committee slashed commission salaries and eliminated benefits, the commissioners themselves are re-opening the issue in a 5 p.m. meeting Tuesday. County Commissioner Elaine Makas said Tuesday that a recent opinion from longtime county attorney Bryan Dench […]
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Commissioners restore money and benefits to their pay
AUBURN — Just six days after Androscoggin County budget watchers slashed salaries and eliminated benefits for county commissioners, the commissioners themselves restored much of what was lost. The County Commission voted Tuesday night to restore $2,000 of their base pay, raising it to $5,000 per person, and to fund individual health and dental coverage worth […]
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State may ask Greenwood to resign from county or state office
AUBURN — Randall Greenwood may have to decide between elected positions. For six years, Greenwood has served as chairman of the Androscoggin County Commission, and he has two years left on his term. But Greenwood last week earned a seat in the Maine Legislature, winning the contest to represent Wales, Monmouth and Litchfield in Augusta. […]
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Smooth transfer planned for new Androscoggin County sheriff
AUBURN — Weeks before Eric Samson is sworn in as the Androscoggin County sheriff, he and his appointee for chief deputy, William Gagne, will have office space, new training on management computers and the keys to the courthouse. “They’re going to have access to everything,” said Sheriff Guy Desjardins, whose term expires on Dec. 31. […]