AUBURN — Already charged with manslaughter in a hunting accident, a Wales man will be arraigned Friday on several charges of gross sexual assault. Christopher Austin, 44, is expected to appear in Androscoggin County Superior Court to answer to eight counts. He was charged in late December after an investigation by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s […]
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Military notes
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The following area residents graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Ryan M. Blouin is the husband of Lynn Blouin. He is also the son of Annette Stralow of Pella, Iowa, and Paul Lauze Lauze of Auburn, Maine, stepson of Tara Lauze […]
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County to decide if Greenwood can serve in Legislature and County Commission
LEWISTON — The Office of the Maine Attorney General is leaving it up to Androscoggin County to decide whether Randall Greenwood of Wales gave up his seat on the county commission when he took his oath of office last month as a Maine legislator. In a letter to Greenwood, Assistant Attorney General Phillis Gardiner declined […]
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Pipe bursts at Oak Hill H.S.
WALES — School officials were cleaning up and accessing damage after a pipe burst Monday morning at the Oak Hill High School auditorium. Superintendent James Hodgkin said the pipe burst at 6:40 a.m., setting off the building’s alarms and causing a slight delay in the first wave of arriving students for the morning. “It’s from […]
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Lakeside OES to meet for Christmas potluck supper
WALES – On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Lakeside Chapter No. 60, Order of the Eastern Star, will gather at the Grange/Masonic Building, 322 Centre Road, for their 6 p.m. annual Christmas potluck supper. Dues are being accepted for 2015. The meeting at 7 p.m. will celebrate Christmas with jokes and stories and, in lieu of a […]
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Nezinscot Valley Holiday Fair BUCKFIELD — Nezinscot Valley Holiday Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Buckfield High School, 160 Morrill St. Shop local at nearly 100 vendors and enjoy live music, photos with Santa and lunch options at the food court. Sponsored by the Nezinscot Valley Music Boosters. […]
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State may ask Greenwood to resign from county or state office
AUBURN — Randall Greenwood may have to decide between elected positions. For six years, Greenwood has served as chairman of the Androscoggin County Commission, and he has two years left on his term. But Greenwood last week earned a seat in the Maine Legislature, winning the contest to represent Wales, Monmouth and Litchfield in Augusta. […]
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Local Foundation awards scholarship
Maine Community Foundation’s Androscoggin County Committee has made awards from two scholarship funds it manages. Brianna Wilson of Lewiston received the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship. A graduate of Lewiston High School, Wilson is attending Bates College where she is majoring in biology. The scholarship honors Lydia R. Laurendeau (1918–1986), who lived most of her life […]