OXFORD — The Oxford, Paris, Norway and Maine State Police departments will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint in Oxford Hills on Friday, Aug. 21, according to a news release.
alcohol
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
3 Carthage teens face burglary charges after partying
CARTHAGE — Three local teens are accused of breaking into a seasonal residence, stealing alcoholic beverages and partying there, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. Franklin County Deputies Andrew Morgan and Cpl. Nathan Reid investigated a complaint of a burglary at a home at 1375 West Side Road, Nichols said. Entry was gained through a […]
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police to set up sobriety checkpoint in Minot
MINOT — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department and Maine State Police will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint Thursday evening, Aug. 6. According to a news release from Sgt. Tim Kachnovich, “our hope is to remove impaired drivers from the roadways and deter motorists from operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.” The checkpoint is […]
Posted inLetters
P. Zanoni: No one left with a clear head
A recent Sun Journal article stated that “alcohol problems affect almost 33 million adults.” Other articles have referenced the growing demands nationwide for legalization of marijuana. So, if millions of people are already having problems with alcohol, and millions more might soon become red-eyed marijuana users, who will be left to effectively run this country? […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Looser alcohol regulations on tap in Legislature
AUGUSTA — Saying that sportsmen want the right to grab both beer and bait at the crack of dawn, a southern Maine lawmaker has proposed rolling back agency liquor store sales to 5 a.m., seven days a week. “They don’t want to have to buy their bait the night before,” state Rep. Jonathan Kinney, R-Limington, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Wales hunter faces possible bail revocation
AUBURN — A Wales man awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge is being held without bail pending a hearing on accusations that he drank alcohol and shot guns in violation of bail conditions. Christopher Austin, 43, is facing charges of manslaughter and discharging a firearm near a dwelling, stemming from a hunting accident on Nov. […]
Posted inFranklin
Safe Schools pamphlet outlines school offenses, criminal laws and punishments
FARMINGTON — School resource officer Bridgette Gilbert presented the Regional School Unit 9 board Tuesday night a pamphlet listing state laws and the possible consequences for students who violate them and school rules. She developed the pamphlet for the district’s Safe Schools Committee that is being organized. It’s based on one created by University of […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Jay man indicted on multiple charges against teens
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Jay man Tuesday on felony charges of unlawful sexual contact and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and a misdemeanor charge of criminal restraint. Shawn Burnell, 21, was charged on July 26 after Farmington police investigated an incident that occurred on July 20 on a beach […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore Falls official stresses alcohol, tobacco ban at rec field
LIVERMORE FALLS — Town Manager Kristal Flagg stressed Tuesday that there is no smoking, alcohol or illegal drug use allowed on the town’s Recreation Field. Flagg told selectmen she saw a group of men drinking alcohol with gas grills set up on the basketball court, which is also not allowed. She had a sign put […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Police say 6 Auburn stores sold alcohol to minors in sting
AUBURN — Police say people younger than 21 bought alcohol in six stores in the city during a regional spot-check recently. Deputy Chief Jason Moen said all of the establishments summoned to court July 31 were in his city. His department worked with a 20-year-old man trying to buy alcohol. Shaw’s, Hannaford, Walmart, J&S Oil on […]