A Lisbon man, who served nine years of a 20-year sentence for aggravated attempted murder of Auburn police and was given a new trial last year, will have to wait months longer for his chance to be exonerated. A Waldo County Superior Court clerk said Wednesday that the retrial of 59-year-old Bartolo Ford had been […]
Christopher Williams
Chris Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
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Poland’s public services reopen with restrictions
The Town Office, library and transfer station serving residents.
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Former St. Mary’s hospital worker files discrimination suit
The Poland woman who worked as an interpreter for patients says she was fired for her disability and for blowing the whistle on fellow workers.
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Canceled Great Falls Balloon Festival deflates local charities
The Great Falls Balloon Festival won’t launch this year, leaving some fundraising efforts for area charities up in the air. The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club, which traditionally sells chicken nuggets, fries and onion rings at the three-day weekend festival in August, cleared more than $6,000 last year for local nonprofit groups, including Trinity Jubilee Center, Boys […]
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Area clergy using technology to minister to faith community during pandemic
Shepherds of the flock remain connected despite physical distance.
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More staff and resident test positive for virus at John F. Murphy Homes in Auburn
In all, six staff and two residents from John F. Murphy Homes affected.
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Auburn teen denies charge in shooting; kept in custody
Lewiston woman shot in her apartment Friday night.
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Police seek 19-year-old Lewiston man as a suspect in Bartlett Street stabbing
LEWISTON — Police are seeking a 19-year-old local man with a long criminal history wanted in an April 12 stabbing on Bartlett Street. Police secured an arrest warrant for Abdi Ibrahim on a charge of elevated aggravated assault, a Class A crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. The stabbing sent a 19-year-old […]
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Police: Witness said suspect may have had motive to ‘settle a beef’ with gun
LEWISTON — A witness told police a 15-year-old took off with a gun to “settle a beef” shortly before a woman was shot at 124 College St. on Friday night, according to a police detective. The teenager is expected to attend a detention hearing Tuesday morning by videoconference in 8th District Court to determine whether […]
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Jamaican man sentenced for thefts, including Auburn Home Depot
Bunny Hibbert was given 14 months, time he had already spent in jail.