LIVERMORE FALLS — Residents will need to vote again on whether they would like the town to leave Androscoggin County to join Franklin County. Voters approved the measure in a referendum in June, but it happened before the Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage approved the town vote. In July, the Legislature approved allowing the town […]
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Androscoggin County Sheriff proposes small budget increase
AUBURN — Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins has proposed a budget that would raise 2014 spending within his department by merely $169, a difference of 0.008 percent. “I was just trying to keep the numbers down,” Desjardins said Thursday. “It’s tough for everybody.” In 2013, the county budgeted $2,047,688. His 2014 budget, proposed to county […]
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Androscoggin County elects 14-member Budget Committee
AUBURN — Voters at caucuses across Androscoggin County have elected a new 14-member Budget Committee. Voting was done at meetings in August and finalized Wednesday by the Androscoggin County Commission. Two members — one resident and one municipal official — were chosen in each of seven newly created county voting districts. In District 1, City […]
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State carves Androscoggin County into smaller districts
AUBURN — State election officials have redrawn voting lines across Androscoggin County, chopping up Lewiston and Auburn while increasing the number of county districts from three to seven. Each now includes about 15,000 people or one-seventh of the county’s population. “It seems like a fair way to split up the county,” County Commissioner Elaine Makas […]
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New gonorrhea ads target young women; Almost half of reported cases in Maine last year in Androscoggin County
One poster with a beaming, vintage housewife reads: “Judgey Janet might call you a tramp. We just want you to call.” In another poster, a gorgeous, twentysomething man gazes out with smouldering eyes. Below him, the message: “Get tested, beautiful.” They’re part of an education campaign kicked off early this year by the state, targeting […]
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Jail guard sues Androscoggin County, sheriff
AUBURN – A jail guard is suing Androscoggin County and its sheriff for what he claims was an unfair suspension following a use of force incident at the jail last year. Corrections Officer Shane Thomas has filed a suit claiming that as a result of the suspension, he continues to suffer professional and personal injuries, […]
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Life in Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County Facts Androscoggin CountyAddress:2 Turner StreetAuburn, Maine 04210Tel: (207) 784-8390Fax: (207) 782-5367 Androscoggin County, incorporated in 1854, is a county in southern Maine that hosts two of Maine’s largest cities, Lewiston and Auburn, also known as the “Twin Cities.” The county is centrally located and is approximately one-half hour from both Portland, Maine’s largest […]
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Auburn weighs downtown parking changes
AUBURN — The price of parking downtown is going up. The city plans to restructure the number and location of permitted parking spaces and, beginning in October, boost the monthly permit price from $35 per month to $45, police Chief Phil Crowell said Wednesday. Many free spaces will remain. However, the city hopes to take […]
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Andy County GOP to meet
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee meeting will be held on Monday, July 15, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room on the second floor of Auburn Hall, located at 60 Court St. The Bylaws Committee will continue to present its proposed bylaw revisions and the County Committee will vote on them.