Androscoggin County News

Auburn police say a 20-year-old transient from Missouri is in custody on charges arising from a home invasion in which an 85-year-old woman was robbed and beaten with a metal pipe.

AUBURN a ' Police were searching for a suspect late Tuesday night after an elderly woman was beaten and robbed inside her Cook Street home.

Maine Community Foundation and Common Good Ventures have selected College for ME-Androscoggin as a new partner in their Nonprofit Effectiveness Program.

Central Maine Federal Credit Union, 1000 Lisbon St., recently received a first place award in the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Recognition Award Program for credit unions, sponsored by the Maine Credit Union League, Credit Union National Association and affiliates.

Selectpersons have received a request from a Heroes of Woodstock concert organizer in conjunction with law enforcement to close a portion of River Road to through traffic for two hours on Aug.

Three children from Poland Community School mark Androscoggin County's first confirmed cases of the swine flu.

Working Together, in partnership with the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, will host an interactive seminar for businesses from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. June 24 at the chamber, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston.

A Maine State Police trooper was startled to find that the driver of the car he pulled over was a 12-year-old boy.

The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce is offering a seminar, "Renew, Refresh, Re-Energize!" on June 3 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Chamber's Community Conference Room, Business Service Center at KeyBank Plaza, 415 Lisbon St.

A Fletcher Road man was free on bail this week after being arrested for the 14th time on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol.

Robert Evans had the worst - and best - luck on his drive home this week. When the axle on his pickup truck snapped on Route 11, the vehicle lurched into a ditch, flew through the air, flipped and landed on its roof, pinning Evans.

A Casco man was rescued by a pair of bystanders Wednesday after his truck flipped on Route 11 and caught fire.

Eighty-two law enforcement officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice were honored Thursday in Augusta.

A man from Lewiston has been charged with six cases of sexual assault and is being held at the Androscoggin County Jail.

A Lewiston man was sentenced to 15 years in prison with all but five suspended for the strangulation killing of his mother.

The May Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast program at will be held at 7:15 a.m. May 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch, 14 Great Falls Plaza.

Angry workers say Androscoggin County leaders backed out on a long-standing bargain last week, eliminating lifetime health care for the husbands and wives of deceased retirees.

Century 21 Advantage at 506 Main St. announces that Linda Taylor and Shawna Cotter have joined the firm as sales associates.

The city of Lewiston is seeking dismissal of civil claims stemming from a plane crash in which three Lewiston High School students died.

Roughly eight prisoners, including a Lewiston man, at Maine State Prison in Warren have been on a hunger strike since Sunday, an official said.