ANDROSCOGGIN BANK TO SPONSOR CHAMBER’S 124TH ANNUAL MEETING Chamber members and guests will gather at the Ramada Conference Center on February 9th for the 124th Annual Meeting and Awards program — The Chamber’s largest event of the year. The Annual Meeting will feature The Chamber Awards program, emceed by Chamber Board Chair, Kurk Lalemand of […]
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Awards, winners, and presenters
Award, Winner, Presenter: Business Leadership Award to: Agren Appliance –Large Company; Presented by Adam Dunbar of Wells Fargo Financial Advisors Business Leadership Award to: Baxter Brewing – Small Company; Presented by Bob Bernier of Matheson Valley Gas & Iman Poeraatmadja of Neokraft Signs Ray Geiger Award to: Steve Closson — Androscoggin Bank; Presented by Matt […]
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Rabies cases jump in Maine
LEWISTON — Rabies cases have risen sharply in Maine, prompting the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Department of Agriculture to warn Mainers to be cautious around wild animals and to get their pets vaccinated. Eleven animals tested positive for rabies in January, up from just one positive case the same […]
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LA 911 could expand to cover Androscoggin County, dispatch chief says
AUBURN — If Androscoggin County wants to create an emergency dispatching hub — one place to answer 911 calls and send help — it can be done. But it must be done soon, an official said. “I’m not going to put a hard and fast deadline on it,” said Phyllis Gamache-Jensen, executive director of Lewiston-Auburn 911. […]
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Let the sun shine: Lewiston roofing company to receive chamber award for solar work
Officials at Industrial Roofing Companies don’t believe in always letting your roof just, well, sit there. IRC recently installed a sea of 778 solar panels at a Massachusetts school and, through an innovative arrangement, the Lewiston company will own the panels and charge the school for electricity, enough to power one-fifth of its athletic complex, […]
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Androscoggin County changes strategy to solve dispatching issue
AUBURN — Androscoggin County commissioners hope to settle the question of who answers calls for help. The three-member group, including newly appointed commissioner Beth Bell, plans to meet Wednesday with the leaders of the country-run dispatch center. And on Feb. 1 and 8, the group has scheduled visits to Lewiston-Auburn 911 and Lisbon’s dispatch center. […]
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L-A police Log
CHARGES Lewiston Nancy Marie Cote, 22, of 106 Walnut St., Lewiston, arrested by Lewiston police on a charge of violating conditions of bail at 1:20 a.m. Saturday at 516 Pleasant St. Wylie Lee Harris, 54, of 131 Ash St., Lewiston, arrested by Lewiston police on charges of assault, disorderly conduct, refusing to submit to arrest, […]
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Androscoggin County would be redistricted under charter plan
LEWISTON — The group rewriting the rules of Androscoggin County government is also redrawing the lines between the county’s districts. The reason is simple. The proposed county charter increases the number of commissioners from three to seven. Since Androscoggin County is currently divided into three districts — one for each commissioner — the lines must […]
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Andy County GOP to meet
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce, 415 Lisbon St. The county caucus on Feb. 11 will be reviewed. Town Republican committee chairmen are encouraged to attend.
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Sheriff picks Peters for chief deputy
AUBURN — A longtime local police officer and detective has been chosen as Androscoggin County’s new chief deputy. On Jan. 18, Sheriff Guy Desjardins plans to recommend hiring Nelson Peters Jr. to the Androscoggin County Commission, making the 67-year-old detective his fourth chief in five years. “He’s a good fit,” said Desjardins, who picked Peters […]