LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Monday to endorse exploring having the town secede from Androscoggin County and join Franklin County. State Rep. L. Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls, told selectmen that he wanted their thoughts on switching counties. He would be willing to submit enabling legislation to move Livermore Falls from Androscoggin County to Franklin County, […]
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Charges Auburn * Camden Hodgkins, 28, of Pittsfield, warrant, 7:10 p.m. Saturday on Mill Street. * Jose Fuentes, 42, of 26 Trapp Road, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, 2:20 a.m. Saturday at same address. * Jeannette Walters, 40, of 133 Ash St., Lewiston, theft, 7:55 a.m. Sunday at Hannaford. Lewiston * Monique Margaret Libby, 41, […]
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Jails working to help veterans
LEWISTON — Local courts have yet to host a veterans court, but local veterans hope to find their way into a specially created court anyway. Two local veterans have asked to be taken to a segregated area of the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta and appear before the state’s only veterans court judge, Justice Nancy […]
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New windows coming for Androscoggin County Courthouse
AUBURN — The boarded-up windows in the Androscoggin County Courthouse — at the center of Auburn’s downtown — will soon be replaced with more than $100,000 in specially designed windows aimed at replicating the look of the Civil War-era structure. Work could begin as early as Thursday, lifting the new windows into place with a […]
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Charges Auburn * Brandon LaVoie, 19, of 64 Oxford St., No. S31, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 1:02 p.m. Sunday at Walmart. * T. J. Edwards, 23, or 93 Plains Road, Harrison, burglary and criminal mischief, 9:54 p.m. Sunday at 7 Forest Ave. * Christopher Enno, 33, of 15 Carrier Court, domestic violence assault, […]
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Charges Auburn * Christopher Jarvis, 27, of 110 Horton St., Lewiston, warrant, operating after suspension, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 10 p.m. Friday on Laurel Avenue. * Wesley Edwards, 30, of 77 Rideout Ave., Lewiston, operating after suspension, violating conditions of release, 10:43 p.m. Friday on Main Street. * Jonathan Collins, 30, of 431 Turner […]
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Help needed for tri-county homeless count
LEWISTON — An initiative aimed at boosting federal funding to fight homelessness in the area by seeking out uncounted homeless people in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties is having trouble rounding up enough volunteers willing to help. About 17 people in Androscoggin County have signed on to help with the Jan. 30 count, simultaneously being […]
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Charges Auburn * Leroy Hall, 56, transient, domestic violence assault, 9:09 p.m. Friday at 63 School St. * Kirstie Teague, 21, of 44 Prospect Ave., Lewiston, operating after suspension, 12:35 a.m. Saturday on Veterans Memorial Bridge. * Ryan O’Hara, 28, of 83 Gamage Ave., operating after suspension, 1:14 a.m. Saturday on Main Street. Lewiston * Philip Blais, […]
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Androscoggin County tax levy dips in 2013
AUBURN — Androscoggin County settled its 2013 budget at lightning speed Wednesday, taking just four minutes to hold a public hearing and poll the Budget Committee on its $10.1 million spending package. There was no public comment and no debate. A few minutes later, the three-member County Commission officially ratified the budget, which will see […]
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Membership comes with a price, AVCOG tells Androscoggin County
AUBURN — If Androscoggin County wants a voting seat on the local council of governments, it will have to pay for it. The cost: $6,580. “I do not want the taxpayers to pay that fee,” County Commissioner Beth Bell said Wednesday after meeting with the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. “They’re being taxed twice.” Every […]