LEWISTON — City councilors favor challenging county budget rules in court, they said Tuesday. City Administrator Ed Barrett on Tuesday outlined three ways councilors and other Androscoggin County municipal leaders could react to charter amendments county commissioners proposed last month. The amendment is meant to govern the county’s budget process. Barrett said councilors could accept […]
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Former corrections officer backs away from guilty plea in Auburn
AUBURN — A former corrections officer from Auburn, who was prepared to plead guilty to a charge he violated bail by having contact with his victim, changed his mind Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Bret Butterfield, 23, of 56 East Waterman Road was expected to plead […]
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Jurors hear victim’s blood found on defendant’s pants
AUBURN — Jurors learned Friday that Romeo Parent’s blood was found on a pair of jeans worn by William True. True, 21, of Lewiston, is the second man to be tried for murder in Parent’s death. Michael McNaughton, 27, was convicted by a jury in July. True’s trial in Androscoggin County Superior Court entered its […]
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Knotty’s former owners ask judge to dismiss defamation claim
AUBURN — Jayne and Daniel Buck Soules have asked a judge to dismiss a defamation claim filed against them by Lisbon Falls businesswoman Lisa Bosse. The conflict between the Souleses, who live in Lisbon, and Bosse arose last year after Bosse contacted the Souleses to tell them that Knotty, a former race horse they had […]
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Auburn man decides against guilty plea
AUBURN — A city man who police say tried to strangle his girlfriend with an electrical cord was expected to plead guilty Friday to related charges but apparently changed his mind. Mack Williams Jr., 31, of 712 Washington St. North was indicted on charges of attempted murder and two counts each of aggravated assault and […]
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Farmington clerk of courts to retire after nearly 38 years
FARMINGTON – Associate clerks at Farmington courts pulled off a surprise retirement party Wednesday for Clerk of Courts Vicki Hardy. She is retiring at the end of the month after 37 ½ years working for the state court system. The clerks quietly set up the small courtroom while Hardy was in her office. Judges, lawyers, […]
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Cutler supporters’ lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Maine donation limits
AUGUSTA — Four supporters of independent Eliot Cutler’s bid for governor filed a suit Monday in U.S. District Court over what they argue are inequities in Maine campaign finance laws. The injunction asks that individual contribution limits for donations to Cutler’s campaign be the same as they are for major-party candidates — and in time […]
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Challenge to buffer zone at Portland abortion clinics heard
PORTLAND (AP) — A legal challenge to Portland’s city ordinance that establishes a buffer zone around entrances to women’s health clinics from which anti-abortion protesters are barred is being heard by a federal judge. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1lErAyc ) reported that attorneys are scheduled to make their cases Thursday in U.S. District Court in […]
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Auburn man faces attempted murder charge
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted 30-year-old Mack Williams Jr. on five felony charges Wednesday, including on attempted murder of his girlfriend, Jill Weisman, in March. Williams also was indicted on charges of aggravated assault and terrorizing Weisman and aggravated assault and terrorizing his roommate, Christopher Spence, 32, all stemming from an altercation […]