Poland to swap polls for Town Meeting this year

POLAND — In a break with tradition, residents will be asked to go to the polls instead of gathering in person this year to vote on the annual budget and other municipal matters, Town Manager Matthew Garside said. Local officials firmed up plans during a Tuesday night meeting to hold a townwide referendum on Aug. […]

Auburn man charged in Auburn Plaza parking lot robbery in February

Prosecutors say his alleged accomplice, who was shot during the incident, is expected to be charged.

Police log

Takoda J. Cundiff, 19, of 31 Nichol St., Paris, on charges of driving to endanger, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and operating a vehicle without a license, 5:11 p.m. Tuesday at Yeaton Swamp Road by Oxford Police Department. Sarah G. Dodge, 39, of Route 2, Bethel on a charge of violating condition […]

Auburn man indicted on murder charge in June slaying

AUBURN — An Auburn man was indicted Tuesday in the June 3 fatal stabbing of a Lewiston man. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment charging Bryan Peabody, 25, of 116 Hampshire St. with intentional or knowing or depraved indifference murder in the killing of Lawrence Kilkenny, 48. This week was the first […]

Boy injured while diving into Swift River

MEXICO — A boy suffered a head injury Monday after he reportedly hit his head on a rock while diving into the Swift River, fire officials said. The incident was reported to dispatchers through a 911 call shortly after 2 p.m., according to a Mexico Fire official. The boy apparently had been at a swimming […]

Fire destroys Greene day care

No one was injured in the late-night blaze.

Truck hits pole in Poland, knocks out power

Police log

Arrests • Richard I. Bragdon Jr., 41, of 22 Radcliff St., Norway, on a probation violation and charges of domestic violence reckless conduct with priors and driving to endanger, 5:38 p.m. Tuesday in Otisfield by Maine State Police. • Dillon T. Fisher, 22, of 111 Ice House Road, Fryeburg, on a charge of operating under […]

Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week

AUBURN — The local jail has been holding more than a dozen male inmates who have been blocked from serving their sentences at state prisons because of an order signed by the governor in mid-May. Last week, the Maine Department of Corrections announced that it would again start to accept prisoners from county jails at […]

Police log

Arrests • Joshua E. Leighton, 41, of Conway, New Hampshire, on charges of domestic violence terrorizing and criminal mischief, 9:44 p.m. Monday in Fryeburg by Fryeburg Police Department. • Heather R. McAlister, 31, of 500 Knox St., Rumford, on a charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, 1:36 p.m. Tuesday in Albany Township by Maine […]