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On Tuesday morning, Republican County Commissioner William Ames passed away due to COVID-19 complications.

Spokesman: Citizen group will drop recall effort if commissioners renounce anti-mask resolution Three of the seven Androscoggin County commissioners are facing a potential recall vote for their views on not wearing masks during meeting at the county building. Share Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales watches as his anti-mask supporters were asked to reduce their numbers in the room at the Feb. 3 meeting in the county building in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal AUBURN — The spokesman for a group of local residents seeking to recall up to three members of the Androsco...

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A local Maine citizen group is seeking to recall three members of the Androscoggin County Commission for their support of an anti-mask resolution being considered by the board, but says it will end the efforts if the resolution is dropped. A spokesperson for the group said the effort to recall the members will be dropped if they publicly reject the resolution, the Sun Journal reported Tuesday. The three members are...

LebTown (Will Trostel) Lebanon County Commissioners hired a new warden for the county prison on Thursday by a 2-0 vote with one member abstaining due to familial relations. Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz voted to abstain because Tina Litz is her husband’s cousin. Commissioners Robert Phillips and William Ames voted to hire Tina, who is being promoted from within, at an annual salary of $85,000. All three commissioners cited her as the “best qualified candidate” from the pool of 14 applicants who applied for the job. Advertisement “We had a very good pool of candidates and especially so wi...