FARMINGTON — A Phillips man has been ordered to serve the four remaining years of a suspended eight-year sentence related to a burglary and theft of firearms when he lived in Lisbon in 2010. Michael R. Harriman, 27, admitted Monday in Franklin County Superior Court to violating his probation Sept. 1, 2017. Harriman had been […]
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Jay, Pollis family reach settlement on property cleanup
JAY — The town and contractors involved in cleaning up properties on Route 17 in North Jay in 2015 have reached a settlement with the owners, according to Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere. The town got a court order to clean up the properties in January 2015. The Pollis family sued the town and the contractors in […]
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Troy woman tells different story about death of 7-week-old son
BELFAST — The defense and the state both rested their cases just shy of a week after the beginning of the trial of Miranda Hopkins, a Troy mother charged with manslaughter in the death of her 7-week-old son. Hopkins, 32, was arrested last winter after calling 911 upon discovering her child Jaxson unresponsive, cold to […]
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Sanborn, bailed after 27 years in prison for murder, hopes to clear name
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine man who was freed on bail after being in jail on a murder conviction for 27 years is returning to court. Tony Sanborn is due in court on Tuesday. His case is getting a new look because of new testimony from a witness and questions about the conduct of police […]
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Former Wilton man's murder trial begins
FARMINGTON — A bag of marijuana and a “war of texts” began a chain of events that led to the shooting death of a New Sharon man June 1, 2016. The murder trial of Timothy Danforth, 25, of Farmington, formerly of Wilton, got underway Monday with opening statements to the jury. The jury also visited […]
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Lewiston man gets five years for credit union robbery
On Jan 25, Brent Roaix gave a handwritten note to a teller at Rainbow Federal Credit Union on Main Street in Lewiston demanding money and stating that he was armed. A Lewiston man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to five years in prison for robbing a Lewiston credit union earlier this year. Brent Roaix, […]
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Maine Supreme Court makes it easier to prove distracted driving
PORTLAND (AP) — Law enforcement officials don’t have to show what specifically distracted a driver before a fatal chain-reaction crash, the state’s top court ruled, providing important guidance to law enforcement at a time when distracted drivers are a growing concern. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled that lawmakers intended for a wide variety of […]
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State upholds 60-year sentence for Lewiston karate school pedophile
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a 60-year prison sentence for a former Lewiston karate school operator convicted of drugging and raping two boys. But Wade Hoover won’t begin serving the state sentence until he completes a 40-year federal sentence for producing and possessing child pornography. The supreme court ruling Tuesday […]
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Police: Durham man faces animal cruelty charge
DURHAM — A 55-year-old Durham man was indicted this week, accused of having sex with his dog and then killing the animal in November. Investigators said Thomas Wentworth had sex with the dog, a Labrador named Missy, and then killed it by tying a bag filled with ether around its head. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s […]
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Sex abuse trial begins for ex-youth ministry group official
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A trial is underway for a former youth ministry program official in Canaan whose charged with unlawful sexual contact with a young girl. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/2mb2yvv ) the 12-year-old girl testified on Tuesday that Lucas Savage, who was co-director of Youth Haven Ministry, touched her inappropriately while she was […]