Androscoggin County commissioner offers new resolution that forbids county officials from enforcing mask mandate
Isaiah Lary s statement advocates for prohibiting the county from using funds, personnel or resources to enforce the governor s orders to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales speaks at a recent commission meeting in Auburn. Lary opposes the state requirement that masks be worn in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying it’s unconstitutional.
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AUBURN Instead of backing down, Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales has doubled down.
Facing a potential recall vote over his initial resolution arguing against the mask mandate and other executive orders issued by Gov. Janet Mills to prevent the spread of COVID-19, he released a new resolution Wednesday, a week after the first was tabled.