A trio of law firms filed a lawsuit Wednesday, taking aim at Central Maine Power and its treatment of customers following a historic power outage last fall. Saying the suit has the potential to include 300,000 plaintiffs, representatives of the law firms filed their complaint alleging fraud for the way CMP treated its customers, thousands of whom […]
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Bail set in Farmington man's 2017 domestic violence case
FARMINGTON — A local man’s bail was set at $50,000 cash Wednesday pending a new trial on a domestic violence assault charge from 2017. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court last month overturned the felony domestic violence assault conviction of Wesley M. Villacci, 23, of Farmington, after finding a Franklin County court erred when giving instructions to […]
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Massachusetts man convicted of sexual abuse of child to remain in custody
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man convicted in June of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in 2014 will remain held without bail pending a hearing on a motion for a new trial. Justice Robert Mullen said Wednesday that he reserved the right to reconsider his decision following review of a forensic evaluation. A Franklin County jury […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to selling crack cocaine
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Franklin County court to selling crack cocaine from his home on Temple Road in April. Dennis Ayala, 55, was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on June 28 on a felony charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and civil criminal forfeiture. A […]
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Las Vegas resort sues mass shooting victims at concert
The company that owns the Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire last year has filed lawsuits against more than 1,000 people who survived the massacre, arguing that it has “no liability of any kind” for the attack. The lawsuits, filed last week in federal court, come nine months after the deadliest mass shooting […]
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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to invasion of computer privacy
FARMINGTON — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Friday to accessing a car buyer’s previously deleted nude photos and sending them to himself. Kevin Rennie, 32, of Philadelphia entered the guilty plea to a felony charge of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy, with his attorney Peter Kaynor by his side, in Franklin County Superior Court. […]
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High court upholds decision to vacate Madrid Township man's conviction
FARMINGTON — The state’s high court Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision to vacate a 2014 conviction of a Madrid Township man on a felony charge of sexual abuse of a minor. John Fahnley, 63, was found guilty by a Franklin County jury in 2014. The jury acquitted him of felony gross sexual assault and a […]
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Former Jay man pleads not guilty to hitting woman with cane
FARMINGTON — A former Jay man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to hitting his former girlfriend on the head with a cane on New Year’s Eve last year. Ronald Tarckini, 66, of Rumford, who has been in custody since his arrest, entered not guilty pleas in Franklin County Superior Court to a felony charge of aggravated […]
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Federal judge dismisses suit challenging L.L. Bean return policy
A federal court in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit challenging L.L. Bean’s new, more limited, return policy. A Bean customer, Victor Bondi, filed the lawsuit in February, three days after Bean ended its unlimited return policy, saying it had been abused by customers returning worn-out shirts, boots, jackets and other goods. The company’s new policy […]
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Farmington man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girl
FARMINGTON — A local man accused of sexually assaulting a girl younger than 18 between Feb. 1 and April 1 pleaded not guilty Monday to the Franklin County charges. Joseph Magee, 40, of Farmington was indicted Thursday on two felony counts of gross sexual assault. The teenage girl told police in April that while holding a hammer, […]