AUBURN — The cost of patrolling Androscoggin County’s smaller towns will rise about 4 percent in the coming year, with most of the increase due to a new labor contract’s bump in salaries. “People overuse the label of ‘bare bones budget’ but that’s what it is,” Sheriff Guy Desjardins said Thursday. He requested a $1.33 million […]
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Democrat joins candidates vying for LePage’s appointment
LEWISTON — A Mechanic Falls Democrat has entered the contest for Gov. Paul LePage’s appointment to the Androscoggin County Commission. Whether he wins against a pair of Republican candidates — former Auburn City Councilor Ron Potvin and Jason Levesque — newcomer Lawrence McCarthy, 54, promises to campaign next spring for the seat. “I’m committed to […]
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Police Log
Charges Auburn * Mitchell Ronaldo Vallee, 45, of 21 Houghton St., warrant, 8:36 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Spring and Drummond streets. * Meloday Camire, 46, of 8-1/2 Fairmont, operating under the influence, 1:20 a.m. Saturday on Court Street. * Karla Ann Schroeder, 30, of 56 Second St. No. 2, operating while license suspended […]
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Councilor joins pool for appointment to Androscoggin County Commission
AUBURN — Gov. Paul LePage will have a choice when it comes time to fill a soon-to-be-empty seat on the Androscoggin County Commission. Former Auburn City Councilor Ronald Potvin has become the second person to seek the governor’s appointment to the seat that will be left by Jonathan LaBonte, Auburn’s mayor-elect. By state statute, LaBonte […]
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Police Log
CHARGES Lewiston • Billy Pizzaro-Ayala, 31, address unknown, arrested on a probation hold at 1:15 p.m. Friday at 71 Lisbon St.• Tamesha Rae Haas, 18, of 183 Pine St., on a charge of disorderly conduct at 7:51 p.m. Friday at 154 Pierce St.• William Abele, address given as transient, on a charge of criminal trespass […]
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Levesque pursues LePage appointment to county role
AUBURN — A one-time candidate for Congress wants to fill a soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Androscoggin County Commission. Jason Levesque, a Republican from Auburn, has asked Gov. Paul LePage to appoint him to the three-member county board next month, when Commissioner Jonathan LaBonte steps down from the commission to take on his role as the […]
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LaBonte heading to Middle East
AUBURN — Before next month’s inauguration as Auburn mayor, Jonathan LaBonte is learning a bit of Arabic. The 31-year-old Auburn native is joining a delegation of young leaders for a U.S. State Department-sponsored trip to Egypt and Jordan. On Dec. 2, LaBonte will fly to Washington, D.C., for a few days of briefings and visits […]
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Androscoggin County seeks 5.9 percent budget hike
AUBURN — Androscoggin County leaders are asking for a 5.9 percent spending hike, pushing the county budget over $8 million for the first time. Yet, the total $8,278,790 proposal adds few extras in terms of new positions, facilities or equipment for the county, said Randall Greenwood, chairman of the County Commission. “What we’ve put forth, in […]
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Androscoggin County Courthouse plan to be scaled back
AUBURN — A plan for modernizing Androscoggin County’s Civil War-era courthouse is getting a rewrite. The reason is a price tag of $34 million and climbing. A 123-page report to the County Commission detailed the aging building’s many flaws and possible changes including: the purchase of the YMCA property next door, additions and a multilevel […]
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Androscoggin County undecided on dispatching
AUBURN — After two hours of reports and opinions on the costs of answering the phone when someone in Androscoggin County calls for help, municipal leaders from across the region left Wednesday’s County Commission workshop wondering whether anything was decided. “I am confused now even more than when I walked in the room,” said Mark Bosse, […]