Gov. Paul LePage is threatening to use the “full extent of the law” against Massachusetts officials for their efforts to collect unpaid tolls from Maine drivers. In a letter to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, also a Republican, LePage accuses Bay State officials of using “shakedown” tactics and threatening Maine drivers with license suspensions for unpaid […]
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Massachusetts pawn shop buys violin for $50, finds out it’s worth $250,000
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for $50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that. WFXT-TV reports a new employee at the LBC Boutique and Loan in Somerville had no idea what he was buying when he paid for the Ferdinando Gagliano violin, which was handcrafted in […]
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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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Mary McEwen Lane
SOUTH PARIS — Mary McEwen Lane, 88, of South Paris, died Wednesday evening, July 18, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, where she had been a resident for the last nine years. Mary was born July 22, 1929, in Dudley, Mass., a daughter of Paul and Alma (Billings) Meyer. She attended local schools, graduating […]
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Robert "Bob" Chapman Sr.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Robert “Bob” Chapman Sr., 59, died of complications from bacterial meningitis Sunday, June 24, in Orlando, Fla. Bob is survived by his wife, Denise, of Mt, Vernon; his son, RJ, and his wife, Angie, of Wayne; his son, Josh, of Augusta; and three grandchildren: Reece, Connor and Olivia of Wayne; his mother, Charlane, […]
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Ex-Farmington man on trial for sexual contact with young girl
FARMINGTON — A girl testified Monday that former Farmington resident Ross Adams had sexual contact with her several times in 2014, but she did not confront him because she feared his anger. The trial of Adams, 52, of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, opened Monday in Franklin County Superior Court before a 12-member jury. Adams was indicted […]
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Patrick Brendan O'Brien
PORTLAND — Patrick Brendan O’Brien, 47, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Maine Medical Center. He was born Nov. 16, 1970, the son of Paul F. and Patricia Curran O’Brien. He attended school in Wakefield, Mass., before moving to Maine and attending Oxford Elementary and Oxford Hills High School. He had been employed at […]
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Massachusetts child scales ‘un-climbable’ pool ladder in viral video
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family has captured a viral video of their toddler climbing what is supposed to be a gate stopping children from getting into a pool. Keith Wyman says his family was in their backyard in Attleboro Monday when his 2-year-old son Cody began to climb the gate blocking the ladder […]
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Massachusetts man sentenced to four years for burning bulldozer in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for starting a fire that destroyed a bulldozer in November 2017 while it was parked in Sandy River Plantation. Michael Mark Stanley, 23, of Gardner, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to a felony count of arson prior to sentencing. A […]
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Jean Boutin McQuade
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jean Boutin McQuade of Rumford passed away March 20, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Jean was born on July 8, 1926, in Boston, Mass. Jean was raised in Plymouth, Mass. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University. There she met and married fellow student James Harold McQuade Sr. They settled in Rumford […]