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Updated at 12:29 PM increase font size Androscoggin commissioners reject Isaiah Lary’s ‘health freedom’ proposal Citing no evidence of requiring vaccinations for employment, a notion reinforced by county leaders, some of Larys colleagues called the move grandstanding and one saying he was "looking for a fight when there is no fight." Share Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales is highlighted in February during a commission meeting via Zoom. Lary’s proposal for a health ...

Read Article Fewer than 20% of inmates at Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the jail administrator. Maj. Jeffrey Chute said Friday that 26 members of the total jail population of 150 had been inoculated. In Franklin County, where the detention center holds up to 39 inmates, roughly 70% of them had refused the vaccine as of Thursday, according to Jail Administrator Maj. Douglas Blauvelt. Oxford County Jail inmates are only held up to 72 hours...

Read Article In this image from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin arrives for the verdict in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Court TV via AP, Pool Before Tuesday’s verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial came in, attorney Jim Howaniec had been taking a poll of some other area lawyers.  Of 11 attorneys questioned, Howaniec said, nine had predicted guilty verdicts across the...

Read Article AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Commission held a workshop Wednesday evening to discuss a potential renovation of the aging County Courthouse and County Jail. Built in 1857 and expanded in 1920, the building’s infrastructure is dated and inefficient. The renovation would update the heating, ventilation and electrical systems, which were estimated to cost more than $2.5 million according to a study in 2019. The jail was last updated and expanded in 1979, according to a report ...

Bluefin Tuna Records Bluefin tuna are one crazy fight. Take a look at the anglers who were able to land the biggest and baddest fish in the Northeast. Ken Fraser with his 1496-pound IGFA All-Tackle World Record bluefin tuna. (Blue Water Magazine) Ken Fraser caught the world record bluefin tuna on Oct. 26, 1979. Fraser was fishing with Capt. Eric Samson aboard the Lady and Misty out of Port Hood, Novia Scotia. Fraser hooked up with his incredible bluefin while trolling a mackerel behind his boat...

In Androscoggin County, Sheriff Eric Samson said it’s too soon to go back to prepandemic protocols. “We are still following guidelines, as much as practical, regarding the precautionary measures taken due to the pandemic,” Samson said. “It isn’t over yet.” His patrol officers are continuing to exercise discretion in making arrests while using recommended personal protective equipment on the job. Yet, the numbers of inmates at Androscoggin County Jail are back up, closer to prepandem...

‘Completely changed my life:’ A year of COVID We talk to area residents about the losses and the lessons one year after COVID hit Maine. By Mark LaFlamme, Bonnie Washuk and Steve CollinsSun Journal Share In some ways, COVID-19 has been around so long now that dealing with its many intrusions has begun to feel like old hat. Then there are times when it all feels shockingly novel: this hideous new pestilence that forces us to wear masks everywhere we go, cancels events we have come to love ...

Christner said the policy was developed to follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines so employees feel safe in the workplace. “This is not a mask policy,” she said. Commissioners had heard enough, voted to end debate and passed the policy. In other business… In other business, commissioners passed Sheriff Eric Samson’s recommendation to accept the bid from Eagle Point Gun in Thorofare, New Jersey, to provide ammunition for $8,028. With an ammunition shortage, it wa...

Local resolutions have been proposed that oppose the statewide mask mandate. By Sun JournalStaff Report Read Article Below, find a timeline of Maine’s most public instances of resistance to the state’s mask mandate.  Feb. 22, 2021 — The Paris Select Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing Gov. Janet Mills executive orders on face coverings after mistakenly claiming the mandates violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. Feb. 17, 2021 — The Androscoggin County Commission rej...

Paris board members unanimously pass anti-mask resolution, saying mandate violates ADA The executive director of Disability Rights Maine said she supports the governor’s mandates and called the resolution “a form of misguided civil disobedience." Credit: Getty Images Published: 4:05 PM EST February 24, 2021 Updated: 4:07 PM EST February 24, 2021 PARIS, Maine — The leaders of a town in western Maine say a mandate that people wear masks during the pandemic vi...