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Androscoggin County
• Isaac Ramsdell, 35, of Corinna, arrested by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office on warrants charging failure to appear in court on charges of driving after having been declared a habitual offender, failing to provide a correct name and date of birth, aggravated forgery and attaching false plates, 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, on Bailey Hill Road in Poland.
• Ralph Leach, 65, of 138 West Minot Road, Minot, arrested by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office on charges of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact, 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn.
Auburn
• Aaron Chadbourne, 52, of 415 Main St., Palmyra, on charges of eluding police, driving to endanger, failing to stop and driving with a suspended license, 5:29 p.m. Thursday, at the Rockingham County Jail in Brentwood, New Hampshire.
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POLAND The municipal budget recommended by local officials is nearly $5.1 million, which represents a 3.3% increase over last year’s fiscal budget, according to Town Manager Matthew Garside.
The effect, if any, that increase would have on the town’s tax rate won’t be known until a school budget is passed. A referendum on the school budget will be scheduled for June.
For the second consecutive year, local residents will be expected to cast ballots by referendum instead of gathering indoors for an annual town meeting. That decision was prompted by Gov. Janet’s Mills’ emergency order that places restrictions on the size of groups that can safely congregate indoors due to COVID-19 infection concerns.
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Auburn
• Lauri Preo, 51, of 127 Madison St., on a charge of driving while intoxicated, 6:42 p.m. Tuesday on Court Street.
Andrsocoggin County
• Matthew Stowe, 35, of 41 Grove St., Lewiston, arrested by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office on a charge of driving while intoxicated, 10:44 p.m. Tuesday on Allen Pond Road, Greene.
• John Breton, 31, of 38 Ledgeview Road, Greene, turned himself in at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn at 7:39 a.m. Wednesday on charges of domestic aggravated assault and domestic assault.
• George Goodwin, 50, of 226 Tobey Road, New Gloucester, arrested by Lisbon police on charges of driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license and violating conditions of release, 12:14 p.m. Wednesday on Ridge Road.
Police arrest 18-year-old in Lisbon stabbing
A 17-year-old boy was stabilized at CMMC and moved to a Portland hospital.
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Police search a suspect Tuesday night next to a police cruiser at Food City Plaza on Lisbon Street in Lisbon. The person was detained in connection with a stabbing.
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LISBON An 18-year-old local man involved in stealing a bucket loader in 2016 and driving it down the turnpike was charged Wednesday with stabbing of a 17-year-old boy from Lisbon, police said.
Matthew Newton-Fortin
Androscoggin County Jail
Matthew Newton-Fortin, who is facing a charge of elevated aggravated assault, was taken by Lisbon police to Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday and was being held in lieu of $25,000 cash bail. The charge is a felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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Lewiston
• David Wright, 54, of 88 Bartlett St., on a warrant charging failure to appear in court, 9:26 p.m. Tuesday on Bartlett Street.
• Cecelia Smith, 36, of 20 Broad St., Bangor, on a warrant charging failure to appear in court, 1:29 a.m. Wednesday at 345 Main St.
• Jeffrey Gagne, 42, of 4 Parker St., on charges of violating conditions of release, unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and violating probation, 4:58 a.m. Wednesday at Main and Wakefield streets.
Androscoggin County
• Diago Martinez, 29, of 72 Walnut St., arrested by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office on charges of violating conditions of release and refusing to provide identification, 12:48 a.m. Wednesday on Maine Street, Poland.