AUBURN — With funding for Western Maine Transportation Services still clearly on his personal chopping block, commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales made a final attempt Wednesday to eliminate all $42,500 from the regional bus company’s county allocation. Lary found no partners willing to join his quest. The Androscoggin County Commission approved the 2019 county budget […]
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Stankiewicz wins three-way race for Androscoggin commission
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission will welcome four new members in January. In the only race where the results were unknown Tuesday night, Republican candidate Terri Kelly Stankiewicz of Mechanic Falls won a three-way race over Democrat Shannon Dalton and Libertarian Raynond Lafrance in District 6. Despite Dalton winning both Auburn and Poland, Stankiewicz’s […]
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Michael, Butler appear to win Androscoggin County Commission seats
Four newcomers were elected to the Androscoggin County Commission on Tuesday, giving the seven-member panel four Republicans, two Democrats and one independent. Republicans Brian Ames of Lewiston and Terri Stankiewicz of Mechanic Falls, Democrat John Butler of Lewiston, and independent John Michael of Auburn won seats, as did incumbent Sally Christner, a Republican from Turner. They join […]
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Possible end to keeping medical records on paper at county jail
AUBURN — An electronic medical records management system for the jail has long been on the wish list of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. Tight budgets have prevented the county commissioners from funding such a system. The county jail might finally have the opportunity to move its medical records from paper to computer — free […]
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State commission denies wind energy petition
An effort to streamline the permitting process for wind energy development in northern Franklin and Somerset counties was halted Tuesday by a state commission. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted to deny a petition to initiate rule-making to expand the expedited permitting area. NextEra Energy Resources, which has 44 turbines on Kibby Ridge near […]
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Androscoggin budget panel cuts wage increases for probate department
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Budget Committee cut much of the planned salary increases for two elected officials in the Registry of Probate department. The Budget Committee on Wednesday cut $7,423 from the salary line during its review of the 2018 county budget. After two weeks and 13 department budgets analyzed, it’s the first time […]
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WMTS, Time & Tide seek funding from Androscoggin County
AUBURN — Two outside organizations not currently funded by Androscoggin County are seeking a piece of the 2018 budget pie. Western Maine Transportation Services and Time & Tide Resource Conservation and Development Area each presented budget proposals to the commissioners during Wednesday’s budget review. It was the second of three meetings planned to review the […]
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Courthouse clock tower restoration to begin soon
AUBURN — The bell in the iconic clock tower atop the Androscoggin County Courthouse will soon ring every hour, and the four faces of the clock will accurately tell the time. Calling it a symbol of the county and a source of pride, the Androscoggin County Commission accepted two bids to restore the historic clock tower. […]
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Report: More than 70 percent of jail inmates have mental illness
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission heard a presentation Wednesday from a Bates College student who did her senior thesis on mental illness at the county jail. Katie Stevenson, who worked in cooperation with the Androscoggin County Jail and Tri-County Mental Health Services, reported her findings and answered several questions from the commissioners for more […]
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Androscoggin commissioners consider policy to limit contact with attorney
AUBURN — Tens of thousands of dollars spent on legal fees by the county during the past couple of years have prompted the Androscoggin County Commission to consider a new policy for contacting the county attorney. The policy introduced at Wednesday’s meeting would restrict commissioners from contacting the county attorney without authority from the board […]