PARIS — A judge has upheld bail conditions for a Bowdoinham man accused of assaulting and raping a woman this past summer in Hartford. Christopher M. Jones, 39, of Fish Road faces charges stemming from a June 4 incident in which he is accused of duct-taping the victim’s hands together and raping her. Jones is charged […]
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Androscoggin County elects Samson as sheriff
AUBURN — Eric Samson, a longtime Androscoggin County worker who served as a corrections officer and patrol deputy, will likely serve as sheriff. Late Tuesday, 96 percent of the county’s votes were counted. Only Durham numbers were unavailable. Samson, 43, of Auburn, won 44 percent of the vote in a three-way race for the job, […]
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Dubois re-elected judge of probate; Bolduc elected register
AUBURN — Androscoggin County Judge of Probate Michael Dubois won re-election Tuesday, clearing the way for a second term with 57 percent of the popular vote. Results were based on 96 percent returns early Wednesday. Only Durham votes remained uncounted. In all, more than 23,500 people voted for Dubois, a Republican from Lewiston. His challenger, […]
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Voters elect four newbies to Androscoggin County Commission
Voters selected five members of the newer, larger Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday. Three are from Lewiston, one is from Auburn and one is from Turner. Results were based on 96 percent returns early Wednesday. Only Durham votes remained uncounted. The Lewiston contingent included Commissioner Elaine Makas, a Democrat, and Republican newcomers Ronald Chicoine and […]
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Big independent PAC spending had small impact on Maine races
Learn About Tableau LEWISTON — Despite spending record amounts to attack candidates they opposed, political action committee spending on state legislative races in 2014 seemed to have little success in swaying voters, based on the outcomes of Tuesday’s election. According to state campaign finance records, independent expenditures, money spent by political action committees, out of […]
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Lisbon passes efficiency improvements
LISBON — Lisbon voters approved air quality improvements in municipal buildings and schools Tuesday night. There will be new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at Lisbon Community School, Sugg Middle School and Lisbon High School as well as changes to the buildings to make them more efficient. Efficiency changes will also be made to […]
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Republicans take control of U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. The Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell, dispatched Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky after a $78 […]
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Bouchard wins Lewiston City Council seat
LEWISTON — Shane Bouchard handily defeated Darcy Reed to claim the open City Council seat in Ward 4. Bouchard said he knocked on as many doors as he could during the short campaign. That may have made the difference. He won 1,116 votes to Reed’s 856 “So I had people coming up to me at […]
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Election contests too close to call as paper goes to press
Contested races in Oxford Hills: State House District 71 — Norway, Waterford, West Paris and Sweden Democrat Dennise Whitley Republican Tom Winsor State House District 72 — Oxford, Mechanic Falls, Otisfield Democrat James Bradley Republican Kathleen Dillingham State House District 73 — Paris, Buckfield, Hebron Republican Lloyd Herrick Democrat Robert Kirchherr Oxford County Commission, District […]
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Dixfield voters narrowly reject amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
DIXFIELD — Residents voted 562 to 557 Tuesday to reject an amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. The ordinance was originally approved in 2012, but the Board of Selectmen voted to place it before the Planning Board at the beginning of 2013 for revisions in order to make it stronger. After a year and a half […]