At the counter, the group of mostly older men was more interested in talking about the Red Sox. When Stavros Mendros came over and offered them flyers, no one reached to take one. Mendros is not known widely, either by face or name, in the northern York County district where he is running for the […]
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Stavros Mendros brings history of controversy to York County race
SACO — The early morning customers at the Golden Rooster Restaurant eyed the candidate warily. Stavros Mendros approached each table with an easy charm, a stack of campaign fliers in his hand. The customers were polite but focused on eating their breakfast. At the counter, the group of mostly older men were more interested in […]
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Stavros Mendros starting public car auction at Oxford fairgrounds
OXFORD — Think Pontiacs instead of pigs, Subarus instead of sheep. Former Lewiston state legislator Stavros Mendros is starting a weekly car auction open to the public at the Oxford County fairgrounds on Pottle Road. He’s hoping for between 150 and 200 vehicles during its kick-off Saturday, Sept. 22. Mendros, who received his automobile […]
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State GOP chair disheartened by call for her resignation
State Republican Party Chairwoman Demi Kouzounas said Tuesday it is “a little disheartening” to have a Lewiston GOP House candidate call for her resignation. During an interview with Portland radio station WLOB, she decried the decision of Republican hopeful Mike Lachance to urge her to quit over her role in recruiting former Androscoggin County GOP […]
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For backing Mendros, state GOP boss should quit, candidate says
LEWISTON — A Republican from Lewiston who is running for the Maine House of Representatives is calling for his party’s state chairwoman to resign over her role in recruiting former Androscoggin County GOP leader Stavros Mendros as a legislative candidate in York County. Mike Lachance, a candidate in the 61st District, said Demi Kouzounas should […]
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Republican Stavros Mendros running for Maine Senate in York County
A former Republican state lawmaker who has been at the center of two court cases challenging the validity of signatures gathered for ballot referendums is running for the Maine Senate in York County. Stavros Mendros, who once represented Lewiston in the House of Representatives and has long been involved in signature gathering for ballot question […]
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Lewiston woman arrested on drug charges
KENNEBUNK — A Lewiston woman was arrested early Friday morning after police stopped a car on the turnpike and said they recovered several grams of heroin. Elizabeth Lothrop, 28, was charged with furnishing scheduled drugs and violating conditions of release from an earlier drug-trafficking arrest. Early Friday morning, Maine State Police stopped a car in the […]
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Casino backers appeal petition rejection
Background AUGUSTA — The backers of a citizen petition to create a casino in southern Maine have appealed Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap’s ruling that they didn’t gather enough valid signatures to qualify for this November’s statewide ballot. Kristen Schulze Muszynski, spokeswoman for Dunlap’s office, said the casino backers filed their appeal Friday in […]
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Patti Gagne elected new Androscoggin GOP chair
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Republican Committee has unanimously elected Lewiston native and small business owner Patti Gagne of Lewiston as its new chairwoman. She is a graduate of the University of Maine. “I am elated to be elected as the new county chair,” she said in a written statement. “My goal is to visit […]