Christopher Wainwright denies that his conduct merits removal, as commissioners take action to strip him of his office.
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Oxford County Sheriff Wainwright denies his conduct merits removal
The Oxford County Commission voted Wednesday to send the complaint to Gov. Janet Mills requesting Wainwright’s removal from office.
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Oxford County commissioners confirm they will ask governor to relieve sheriff of his duties
Christopher Wainwright will remain on duty because he is an elected officer under the state Constitution.
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Oxford County commissioners to ask governor to remove Sheriff Wainwright
The commission has no authority to suspend or fire Wainwright, who was first elected sheriff in 2018. Maine statute dictates that only the governor has that power.
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Each one of more than 1,000 police calls for help was treated as a potential Card sighting
The high level of response came at a cost to area police departments. In Auburn, police Chief Jason Moen said the department spent $22,000 for about 300 hours of overtime pay.
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East Dixfield man charged with drug trafficking in Farmington
Farmington Police Department seized 75 grams of cocaine and cocaine base, along with $3,260 in cash and a 9 mm pistol.
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Rainfall amounts from Monday’s storm
The town of Newry was hardest hit by rainfall on Monday, receiving 7.6 inches of rain from Sunday evening through Monday. To the west, the east side of Mt. Washington at the base of Tuckerman’s Ravine received 8.11 inches of rain.
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Western Maine reeling from flooding; 2 people missing in Mexico
Governor issues civil state of emergency for all but two counties; CMP says restoring power could take days.
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Auburn woman charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Kimberley Sylvester has admitted to being in the Capitol building on the day of the riot.
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Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns
The New England First Amendment Coalition says the Maine Judicial Branch should act quickly to resolve the security issue because the public has a right to access such information quickly and conveniently.