LISBON — Two residents urged a return to the Town Council’s former meeting rules Tuesday night to allow more participation by the public. “Will the new town council continue to restrict free speech?” resident Larry Fillmore asked, referring to newly elected council members Christopher Brunelle and Eric Metivier and newly elected Council Chairwoman Lisa Ward. […]
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Sheriff seeking Maine Senate seat
SABATTUS — Androscoggin County Sheriff Guy Desjardins announced Tuesday that he is running for the state Senate in the November 2014 election. The seat is now held by Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon Falls, for District 17. Legislative redistricting approved this year means the district will be renumbered to 22 for the 2014 election. It will include […]
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Man charged with stealing school-issued iPads from Rockland home
ROCKLAND – A 31-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record is back behind bars after police said he broke into a Rockland home Friday and stole two school-issued iPads. Vaughn S. Clark, whose last known address was listed as the Maine State Prison, made his initial court appearance Monday afternoon in Rockland District Court on […]
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Augusta woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
AUGUSTA (AP) — A 19-year-old Augusta woman has been charged with stabbing her 58-year-old boyfriend during a fight. Police were called to Washington Street just before midnight Wednesday for a report of a domestic dispute. Lt. Christopher Massey says when officers arrived they found a man had been stabbed in the back with a steak […]