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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Androscoggin County commissioner charged with operating under the influence
LEWISTON — A county commissioner, Matthew “Matt” Roy, was charged by city police early Saturday with operating under the influence. Roy, 33, who could not be reached for comment, represents Greene, Durham and part of Lewiston on the seven-member Androscoggin County Commission. His term ends this year. Roy is also a former Lewiston School Committee […]
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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 […]
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Lewiston GOP names Willette to fill County Commission seat
LEWISTON — City Republicans selected Melissa Willette at a caucus Wednesday to replace Ronald Chicoine on the Androscoggin County Commission. Chicoine, the former commission chairman, resigned last month after he put his house up for sale. Willette is no stranger to county government. The current senior legislative aide for Maine House Republicans, Willette served as […]
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Brann wins Franklin County commissioner race
FARMINGTON — Former Wilton Selectperson Terry Brann won the Franklin County Commissioner District 1 seat over long time Commissioner Gary McGrane of Jay. With unofficial results reported for Carthage, Jay, Temple and Wilton by early Wednesday, Brann was elected 2,830-2,402 over McGrane. Brann, a Republican, took his hometown of Wilton 1,389-739 while McGrane, a Democrat, […]
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Two vie to represent Franklin County District 1
FARMINGTON — Voters in the Franklin County Commission’s District 1 will consider a contested race on Election Day, the only contested county position. District 1 comprises Carthage, Jay, Temple and Wilton. Gary McGrane of Jay, a Democrat, is being challenged by Terrance “Terry” Brann of Wilton, a Republican, for a four-year term. McGrane has held the […]
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Poland considers coalition effort on county commissioners’ salaries
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday agreed in concept to joining other Androscoggin County towns to see if county commissioners can be persuaded to back down on their assertion that they have the final say in setting their salaries and benefits. According to Town Manager Bradley Plante, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has declined to step […]
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State releases official results for November elections
FARMINGTON — The office of the Maine Secretary of State posted the results of the Nov. 4 election on its website Tuesday morning. The website is www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec. All of Franklin County government positions were unopposed. Judge of Probate Richard Morton of Farmington, a Republican, was re-elected for another term with 12,292 votes. He has served […]
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Hartford considers cameras to monitor sand, salt pile
HARTFORD — Selectmen voted Thursday night to get prices for video cameras for the sand and salt shed, after receiving reports of people stealing the materials and using the contractor’s loader to fill their pickup trucks. The board also asked Town Clerk Lianne Bedard to get prices for installing a phone line so the images […]
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Former trooper Turner elected as Oxford County Commissioner
BUCKFIELD — Riding the wave of Republican victories across the state, former Maine State Police Trooper Timothy Turner was elected as an Oxford County commissioner on Tuesday. The Buckfield resident overcame a bid from Lee Holman, a centrist Democrat from Hartford, by a margin of nearly 20 percent. It is Turner’s first first elected position. […]