AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee came with sharpened pencils Wednesday for its first review of the 2019 county budget. Reviewing only part of the budget during its first of three scheduled meetings, the panel voted to cut $11,650 from $14.4 million spending plan. By contrast, county commissioners had only cut $500 from the […]
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County budget committee sets schedule, elects Beauparlant chairman
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee will begin reviewing the proposed 2019 budget Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the county courthouse. The committee elected Norman Beauparlant as chairman and Allen Ward of Lisbon as vice chairman of the 14-member panel at last week’s initial meeting. Lewiston City Councilors Kristin Cloutier and Alicia Rea are the […]
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Slate of candidates finalized for Androscoggin County Commission
AUBURN — Three candidates will vie for an open seat on the Androscoggin County Commission to represent Poland, Mechanic Falls and part of Auburn. Interim Commissioner Raymond Lafrance of Poland, a member of the Libertarian Party, will face Terri Kelly Stankiewicz, a Republican from Mechanic Falls, and Shannon M. Dalton, a Democrat from Poland, in […]
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Androscoggin commissioners disagree on submitting proposed cuts in advance
AUBURN — What had been a smooth, quick-moving Androscoggin County budget hearing Wednesday dissolved near the end into a squabble over a recommendation by Chairman Matthew Roy for commissioners to send all proposed cuts in advance by email two days after next week’s final budget hearing. Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 5. […]
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Lafrance named to fill vacancy on Androscoggin commission
AUBURN — A day after being sworn in as the newest Androscoggin County commissioner, Ray Lafrance did not feel overwhelmed when his first meeting covered next year’s county budget. The former captain for more than 30 years of the Public Safety Division for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, Lafrance prepared that department’s budget during his […]
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Androscoggin commissioners get first look at 2019 budget
AUBURN — Commissioners have begun their four-week review of the 2019 Androscoggin County budget. County administrator Larry Post released his $14.3 million preliminary budget without comment Wednesday. If passed without changes, the county budget will increase by 5.46 percent, a slight dip below the spending bump approved last fall. The current 2018 county budget was […]
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Matthew Roy selected chairman by Androscoggin commissioners
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission on Wednesday elected Matthew Roy of Lewiston to serve as chairman for the remainder of the year. Roy, the county’s vice chairman and representative of District 3, which includes Greene, Durham and part of Lewiston, replaces Zachary Maher, who resigned last month after being named town manager of Mechanic […]
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Androscoggin commissioners issue $1 million tax-anticipation note
AUBURN — Uncertain on when it will actually receive jail funding from the state, the Androscoggin County Commission voted Wednesday to issue a county tax-anticipation note for up to $1 million to cover any potential cash shortfall. The note, sold to Androscoggin Bank, has a interest rate of 2.95 percent per year. While the note will […]
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds Malik Hollis' convictions
LEWISTON — Maine’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an Androscoggin County prosecutor did not discriminate against a black man when she rejected the only person of color from a jury that later found the man guilty of two felonies. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld Malik Hollis’ convictions — by an all-white jury — for […]
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Sex-trafficking safe house announced in Androscoggin County
LEWISTON — A new emergency shelter for victims and survivors of sex-trafficking and exploitation — considered the first of its kind in Maine — was celebrated by local and state agencies and law enforcement Thursday as an important step for recovery efforts. The program, to be housed at an undisclosed location in Androscoggin County, will provide […]