LEWISTON — An Androscoggin County grand jury has indicted a former Maine Department of Public Safety dispatcher on multiple charges of possessing child pornography. Eric Kramarz, 43, of Auburn was charged with 10 counts of possession of sexually explicit materials. Each charge is punishable by up to five years in prison. Kramarz, arrested in December […]
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Franklin County recognizes longtime employee Melinda Caton
FARMINGTON — Melinda Caton, a longtime Franklin County employee, was recognized Monday for her decades of service, which includes working as a corrections officer, dispatcher and most recently, a dispatch supervisor. Communications Center Director Stan Wheeler commended her on 34 outstanding years of dedicated service to the Sheriff’s Office and Communications Center. Caton has retired. […]
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Franklin County recognizes dispatcher, cook supervisor
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners recognized Lorna Nichols for her work on the county’s new website and dispatcher William “Bill” Hoyt for his efforts to help save a Canadian man who had a severe electrical shock. Nichols had been helping to improve the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office website for her husband, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr., […]
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Franklin County seeking patrol deputy, dispatcher
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for a patrol deputy, and the Regional Communications Center is accepting applications for a dispatcher. Full-time patrol Deputy Colt (Sleaster) Bernhardt resigned Jan. 25 for a job outside of police work, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. told commissioners Jan. 19. He said there has been interest […]
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Franklin County panel approves new dispatcher contract
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners have ratified a two-year contract with the Teamsters Union, representing county emergency dispatchers, county Clerk Julie Magoon said Monday. Commissioners voted on the pact Aug. 5. There used to be a 15-year pay scale, but commissioners voted to compress the pay scale into fewer steps. Under the new agreement, supervisors […]