AUBURN — Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins and his second-in-command at the county jail denied Wednesday they retaliated against a former corrections worker who helped blow the whistle on a former jail supervisor in a harassment case. Desjardins testified for more than three hours during the third day of a civil trial in Androscoggin County […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Ashley Kent Finley, 30, of 16 Hillside Lane Apt. 4, on a warrant, 11:53 p.m. Friday at same address. Auburn * Kristie Lynn, Miquelon, 18, of 58 Rideout Ave, Lewiston, unlawful possession of hydrocodone, 9:49 p.m. Friday at 621 Court St. * Joanne Sue Barry, 33, of 65 Howe St., Lewiston, unlawful […]
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County still searching for dispatch answer
AUBURN — The controversy over who will answer when local people dial 911 goes on. County commissioners have tossed out a September 2010 vote to merge Androscoggin County’s emergency dispatching center with Lewiston-Auburn 911, a move that would have created a single hub for the county’s emergency calls. Instead, commissioners are once again listening to […]
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CHARGES Lewiston • Jason Edward Desjardins, 35, of 271 Pond Road, on charges of assault, criminal threatening and criminal mischief at 11:10 p.m. Friday at 287 Bates St.• Roy W. Ingalls Jr., 46, of 1019 Gardiner Road, Wales arrested for outstanding warrants and for violating conditions of release at 12:25 a.m. Saturday at 175 Scribner […]
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Area nonprofits awarded Community Building Grants
PORTLAND — The Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program recently awarded $25,000 in grants to six Androscoggin County nonprofits, including Let’s Get Ready, for the Maine Let’s Get Ready Project to expand college access for low-income high school students by providing free SAT preparation and counseling. Other grant awards went to: Boys and Girls […]
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3-year county-union stalemate nears end
AUBURN — Androscoggin County’s largest union — covering jail guards, dispatchers and patrol deputies — is inching closer to a signed contract. On Monday, union members voted to approve the deal. On Tuesday, county commissioners Elaine Makas and Jonathan LaBonte formally signed a contract. All that remained was the signatures of union leaders to end […]
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Police Log
CHARGES Lewiston * Duston John Thomas, 24, of 3 Aaron Drive, Auburn, on a charge of violating a protection order at 11:30 p.m. Friday at 49 Knox St. * Derick Wesley Weekes, 18, of 37 Davis Ave., on charges of assault, refusing to submit to arrest, trafficking in prison contraband, possession of marijuana and the […]
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Life in Androscoggin County
Androscoggin County Address: 2 Turner Street Auburn, Maine 04210 Tel: (207) 784-8390 Fax: (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, […]
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Lewiston-Auburn police log
CHARGES Lewiston * Kody Adam Rickett, 19, of Naples, on a charge of operating while license suspended or revoked, 6:30 a.m. Friday at 143 Bates St. * Michelle Lenn Googoo, 45, of 586 Pleasant St., on a charge of violating condition of release, 3 p.m. Friday at that address. * Ronald Lawrence Obie, 57, of […]
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Multiple Sclerosis Walk raised more than 37K
LEWISTON — On April 30, the annual Androscoggin County Multiple Sclerosis Walk was held at Lewiston High School. More than 380 participants and volunteers helped to raise money and awareness of Multiple Sclerosis in Androscoggin County. The walk consisted of a five-mile course through the Bates College area. With support from local businesses, the walk […]