AUBURN — A Dixfield man accused of cashing counterfeit payroll checks at businesses in central Maine is due in court this month. Anthony W. Smith, 27, will make his initial appearance on Jan. 31 in Androscoggin County Superior Court on charges of felony forgery and theft by unauthorized taking, a court clerk said Wednesday. Smith […]
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Broadcasts replace air raid sirens
DEAR SUN SPOTS: When I was growing up in Lewiston in the late 1960s and 1970s, the city of Lewiston tested its air raid warning sirens each month at noon on the first Saturday of the month. There used to be a siren on the roof of City Hall, and another siren, a yellow mechanical […]
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Charges Androscoggin County Auburn * Lacey Mace, 21, of 56 Blake St., No. 1, Lewiston, warrant, 9 p.m. Monday on Broad Street. * Catherine Bauer, 19, of 1495 Pownal Road, criminal trespass, 11:31 a.m. Tuesday at 20 Beckett St. Lewiston * Michael Kenneth Williams, 47, of 25 Marston St., No. 307, domestic violence assault, assault, […]
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Charges Androscoggin County * Joseph Marley, 26, of 20 Old Whitney Road, Harrison, operating after suspension, violating conditions of release, unlawful possession of schedule drug, 3 p.m. Sunday on Main Street, Poland, by Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. * Ronald Broanex, 22, of 20 Wheeler St., Livermore Falls, warrant, 3:15 a.m. Monday at same address by […]
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Board votes to explore Livermore Falls joining Franklin County
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Monday to endorse exploring having the town secede from Androscoggin County and join Franklin County. State Rep. L. Gary Knight, R-Livermore Falls, told selectmen that he wanted their thoughts on switching counties. He would be willing to submit enabling legislation to move Livermore Falls from Androscoggin County to Franklin County, […]
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Charges Auburn * Camden Hodgkins, 28, of Pittsfield, warrant, 7:10 p.m. Saturday on Mill Street. * Jose Fuentes, 42, of 26 Trapp Road, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, 2:20 a.m. Saturday at same address. * Jeannette Walters, 40, of 133 Ash St., Lewiston, theft, 7:55 a.m. Sunday at Hannaford. Lewiston * Monique Margaret Libby, 41, […]
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Jails working to help veterans
LEWISTON — Local courts have yet to host a veterans court, but local veterans hope to find their way into a specially created court anyway. Two local veterans have asked to be taken to a segregated area of the Kennebec County Jail in Augusta and appear before the state’s only veterans court judge, Justice Nancy […]
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New windows coming for Androscoggin County Courthouse
AUBURN — The boarded-up windows in the Androscoggin County Courthouse — at the center of Auburn’s downtown — will soon be replaced with more than $100,000 in specially designed windows aimed at replicating the look of the Civil War-era structure. Work could begin as early as Thursday, lifting the new windows into place with a […]
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Charges Auburn * Brandon LaVoie, 19, of 64 Oxford St., No. S31, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 1:02 p.m. Sunday at Walmart. * T. J. Edwards, 23, or 93 Plains Road, Harrison, burglary and criminal mischief, 9:54 p.m. Sunday at 7 Forest Ave. * Christopher Enno, 33, of 15 Carrier Court, domestic violence assault, […]
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Charges Auburn * Christopher Jarvis, 27, of 110 Horton St., Lewiston, warrant, operating after suspension, unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 10 p.m. Friday on Laurel Avenue. * Wesley Edwards, 30, of 77 Rideout Ave., Lewiston, operating after suspension, violating conditions of release, 10:43 p.m. Friday on Main Street. * Jonathan Collins, 30, of 431 Turner […]