Charges Auburn * Christopher Buda, 19, of 476 Court St. No. 1, operating after suspension and criminal mischief, 4:16 p.m. Saturday at Northern Avenue and North River Road. * Nabega Nankema, 20, of 268 Blake St., Lewiston, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 4:49 p.m. Saturday at Walmart. * Peter Edward Babb, 45, of 154 […]
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Charges Lewiston * Jessica Gertsch, 31, of 1089 Woodman Hill Road, Minot, on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked, 12:26 a.m. Friday at 184 Bates St. * Daniel Robert Chamberland, 23, of 114 Cheryl Lane, Oxford, on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening, criminal mischief and violating bail conditions, 1:59 p.m. Friday […]
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Androscoggin County • Mark Duval, 43, of 6 Dunlop Ave., Mechanic Falls, on warrants, 7:39 p.m. Monday at that address, Mechanic Falls Police Department. • Brandon Pike, 21, of 4 Downeast Dr., Harpswell, on warrants, 9:06 p.m. Monday at 40 Pleasant St., Auburn, Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department. Auburn • Joseph Gallo, 23, of 15 Seventh […]
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Charges Auburn * Jonathan Michael Cain, 22, of 2309 Hotel Road, operating under the influence and driving to endanger, 12:58 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Pleasant and Turner streets. * James Arthur Lindahl, 50, of 44 Glendale Ave., operating while license suspended or revoked, 3:30 p.m. Thursday on Minot Avenue. * Scott Edmond Seger, […]
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Charges Lewiston * Timothy Joseph Kuvaja, 31, of 75 Spring St., on charges of domestic assault and criminal mischief, 9:40 a.m. Friday at that address. Auburn * Jonathan Cain, 22, of 2309 Hotel Road, on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving to endanger, 1:16 a.m. Thursday on Center Street. Androscoggin County * Merton Haskell, […]
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CHARGES Lewiston * Nathan Allen Simpson, 29, 53 Goff St., operating a motor vehicle while license is suspended or revoked, 12:44 a.m. Sunday at 210 Bates St. Auburn * Anthony Scott Dixon, 26, 11 Webster St., Auburn, outstanding warrants, 10:24 p.m. Friday at 28 Hampshire St. * Danielle Rai Ward, 29, 97 Harts Mill Road, […]
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Bell and Dubois win Androscoggin County contests
LEWISTON — Androscoggin County Commissioner Beth Bell held onto her seat Tuesday, defeating challenger Michael Shostak for the four-year term. “I wasn’t overly anxious,” Bell said Wednesday after the final numbers were tallied. “I felt comfortable in what I had done.” Bell represents Auburn, Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot on the commission. Joining her will […]
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Charter passes throughout Androscoggin County
AUBURN — Voters backed a new bid to restructure Androscoggin County government, voting in every ward and polling place in the county Tuesday to approve a charter. “I think it was a vote for change in county government,” said Chip Morrison, who served on the nine-member Charter Commission that began its work in early 2011. […]
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Little info available on Androscoggin County Charter
LEWISTON — Only a trickle of numbers were available late Tuesday on the question of the Androscoggin County Charter. The town of Livermore voted 607-498 to approve the measure. No other returns were by late Tuesday night. The charter serves as a proposed blueprint for changes, calling for more county commissioners, new rules for removing […]
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County commissioner, probate races too close to call
LEWISTON — Races for a pair of Androscoggin County jobs — county commissioner and judge of probate — were too close to call late Tuesday night. With 58 percent of the total county vote available at press time, Republican incumbent Beth Bell led Republican challenger Michael Shostak by 245 votes, with 4,470 to 4,225. The […]