Orion Krause, right, stands with his attorney Edward Wayland at Krause’s arraignment in Ayer District Court in Ayer, Massachusetts, on Sept. 11, 2017. Shortly after he confessed to police that he killed four people with a baseball bat, Orion Krause sang quietly to himself and said, “I freed them,” according to court documents unsealed Friday. […]
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Suspect's dad says there are 'so many unanswered questions' in slayings
Orion Krause right, stands with his attorney Edward Wayland at Krause’s arraignment in Ayer District Court in Ayer, Mass., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Krause, of Rockport, Maine, was ordered held without bail at Bridgewater State Hospital pending a competency hearing at his arraignment on murder charges Monday in Ayer. ROCKPORT (AP) — The father of […]
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Camden Hills graduate accused of killing four described as kind musician
BOSTON (AP) — A recent college graduate accused of killing his mother, grandparents and a caregiver was described Monday as a good friend and talented jazz musician who showed no signs that he was troubled. Orion Krause, who was charged in the slayings, was ordered Monday to be sent to Bridgewater State Hospital pending a […]
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Jean M. Hooper
WEST GRAY — Jean M. Hooper, 81, of West Gray passed away on Monday, Aug. 7, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Windham on June 13, 1936, a daughter of the late Merle and Mildred (Morell) Foster. She attended local schools, graduating from Pennell Institute in Gray. She spent a […]
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Linda Lee Santiago
AUBURN — Linda Lee Santiago, 59, of Auburn, died in Auburn on Sunday, June 25. She was born Jan. 9, 1958, to the late Thelma Plushner in Haverhill, Mass. She is survived by three sisters, Cindy Caron, Terri Lajoie and Allison Simmons; one brother, Anthony Murphy; and nieces and nephews.
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‘A terrible scene’: Auburn man witnesses carnage in Billerica
This still image from video provided by NBC Boston shows wreckage after a vehicle suddenly accelerated at an auto auction and struck several people before it crashed through a wall of the building Wednesday in Billerica, Massachusetts. AUBURN — On the three-hour drive back from Massachusetts on Wednesday, Kevin Gosselin prayed that a man fighting […]
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Donald L. Edgar
AUBURN — Donald Edgar, 93, of Farmington passed away Tuesday, April 25, at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born July 2, 1923, in Lexington, Mass., the son of D. Ray and Louise (Reynolds) Edgar. His family invites you to view his life story on his memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com, where you may also share […]
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CMCC athlete attacked in Mass. for ‘cultural appropriation’
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. — A Hampshire College student last week denied physically assaulting a Central Maine Community College basketball player over what the student called “cultural appropriation.” Carmen Figueroa, 20, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Eastern […]
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Judy (Young) Sanderson
LEWISTON — Judy (Young) Sanderson, 69, of Auburn, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 17, at Central Maine Medical Center, with her family at her side. Judy was born in Needham, Mass., on Sept. 28, 1947, and spent most of her childhood in Naples. She graduated from Bridgton High School in 1965 and then went on […]
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Massachusetts man killed in snowmobile crash in Eustis
EUSTIS — A Massachusetts man was killed Sunday when the snowmobile he was driving went around a sharp corner on an ITS trail and struck a tree, according to a news release from Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. Dennis Picard, 60, of South Chatham was pronounced dead at the scene near Landers […]