LEWISTON — Candidates hoping to win a seat or re-election to the Maine Legislature later this year made one of their first public forum appearances during a Maine People’s Alliance forum at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. The two-hour event was dominated by Democratic incumbents, but at least one Republican and one independent candidate […]
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Franklin County panel approves corrections van purchase
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners accepted a bid of $27,213 Tuesday from Quirk Motor City for an all-wheel drive Ford van to transport inmates. Jail manager Major Doug Blauvelt said that he received several bids, including some from local dealerships, but Quirk had the van that suited the jail’s needs. They were looking for a […]
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Maine jail guard loses appeal in inmate dragging
AUGUSTA (AP) — A guard at the Cumberland County Jail who fought the suspension he received for dragging an inmate with two broken ankles 127 feet across a concrete floor has lost his appeal. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Board of Trustees’ decision to suspend Nicholas […]
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Sheriff updates Franklin County commissioners on increased jail payment
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. updated commissioners Tuesday on the Maine Board of Corrections action June 17 to reduce the jail’s operating budget by $100,000. Nichols and commission Chairman Fred Hardy of New Sharon went to the Board of Corrections to request a new transport van to replace a 7-year-old one with […]
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Phillips man pleads guilty in plea agreement
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded guilty to a felony charge of gross sexual assault as part of a plea agreement Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. Robert Parker Jr., 44, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of a child as part of the agreement which dismissed eight other charges. […]
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‘Historic’ turnover this year among Maine’s sheriffs
An unprecedented number of Maine sheriffs are counting the days until they put away their badges. Of the state’s 16 county sheriffs, seven have announced plans to leave office at the end of the year. And another seven will face re-election in the fall, clearing the way for a major shift in leadership governing county […]
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Oxford County commissioners cancel special meeting on jail
PARIS — A special county commissioners meeting scheduled Thursday to discuss the future of the Oxford County Jail has been called off. The meeting was canceled Tuesday, after the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee met Monday to discuss recommendations to strengthen the county jail system. The recommendations were made by a blue ribbon commission, and Gov. Paul LePage sent […]
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Maine man’s letters from jail net 9-month sentence
AUGUSTA (AP) — Authorities say a man serving a nine-month jail sentence sent 16 letters from behind bars to his 1-year-old daughter, but the messages were really for the little girl’s mom. Prosecutors said the letters from Robert Vincent Johnson told the woman to avoid cooperating with the district attorney. The 30-year-old Johnson said if […]
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Saco man dies in York sheriff’s office custody
ALFRED (AP) — An investigation is underway after a man died while in the custody of the York County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say 49-year-old Jeffrey Andrew Noonan of Saco died shortly after going into medical distress at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday. He had been taken for medical treatment the previous day. Noonan had been arrested […]
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Kennebunk Zumba prostitute Alexis Wright released from jail
ALFRED — Alexis Wright, the former Kennebunk fitness instructor who secretly helped run a prostitution business out of her Zumba studio, was released from jail on Saturday. Wright, 30, was released from York County Jail on Saturday morning, according to a jail administrator. Wright pleaded guilty to 14 counts of engaging in prostitution, one count […]