LEWISTON — Two more meetings about the advent of a rewards card that would specifically target Maine businesses and consumers will be held Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce office, 415 Lisbon St. Reservations are requested at 784-5868. The Maine Buy Local program […]
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Full 2012 agenda planned for Androscoggin County government
AUBURN — For Androscoggin County government, 2012 will be a year of change. Plans include elections, decisions on the future of the aging courthouse and the emergency dispatch center, and a countywide vote over a new charter that would change the way county government operates. It all begins Wednesday with a vote on the nearly […]
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Beth Bell Sworn in as Androscoggin County Commissioner
AUBURN — New Androscoggin County Commissioner Beth Bell of Auburn was sworn in Friday morning, replacing Jonathan LaBonte as the representative for Auburn, Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls. The oath was administered by Clerk Patricia Fournier at the county courthouse. Bell, 51, was appointed last week by Gov. Paul LePage to fill the seat vacated […]
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LePage names Auburn Realtor to county commission
AUBURN — Gov. Paul LePage has named Auburn Realtor Beth Bell to the Androscoggin County Commission, filling the seat vacated by new Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte. The 51-year-old Bell, who is scheduled to be sworn in Friday morning, was picked from a pool of applicants that included former Auburn City Councilor Ron Potvin, Lawrence McCarthy […]
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Budget group kicks dispatching back to County Commission
AUBURN — The ongoing controversy over who will answer Androscoggin County’s emergency calls will again go to the County Commission. The proposed 2012 county budget — due to be presented by the Budget Committee in a 6 p.m. public hearing Wednesday, Dec. 28 — jettisoned money that would have upgraded aging dispatch equipment. The move […]
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Panel to address issues, opportunities for women vets
Women Veterans from Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties are invited to learn about issues, benefits and opportunities available to them by attending a panel discussion on Friday, Dec. 16. The discussion will be hosted by Tri-County Mental Health Services and broadcast to multiple locations via the agency’s teleconferencing system. “With today’s Volunteer Army we are […]
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Budget talks continue for Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department
AUBURN — The cost of patrolling Androscoggin County’s smaller towns will rise about 4 percent in the coming year, with most of the increase due to a new labor contract’s bump in salaries. “People overuse the label of ‘bare bones budget’ but that’s what it is,” Sheriff Guy Desjardins said Thursday. He requested a $1.33 million […]
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Democrat joins candidates vying for LePage’s appointment
LEWISTON — A Mechanic Falls Democrat has entered the contest for Gov. Paul LePage’s appointment to the Androscoggin County Commission. Whether he wins against a pair of Republican candidates — former Auburn City Councilor Ron Potvin and Jason Levesque — newcomer Lawrence McCarthy, 54, promises to campaign next spring for the seat. “I’m committed to […]
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Police Log
Charges Auburn * Mitchell Ronaldo Vallee, 45, of 21 Houghton St., warrant, 8:36 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Spring and Drummond streets. * Meloday Camire, 46, of 8-1/2 Fairmont, operating under the influence, 1:20 a.m. Saturday on Court Street. * Karla Ann Schroeder, 30, of 56 Second St. No. 2, operating while license suspended […]
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Councilor joins pool for appointment to Androscoggin County Commission
AUBURN — Gov. Paul LePage will have a choice when it comes time to fill a soon-to-be-empty seat on the Androscoggin County Commission. Former Auburn City Councilor Ronald Potvin has become the second person to seek the governor’s appointment to the seat that will be left by Jonathan LaBonte, Auburn’s mayor-elect. By state statute, LaBonte […]