PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant overwhelmingly won another four-year term as the county’s top cop. With 35 of 37 towns reporting as of Wednesday evening, Gallant had 16,628 votes to defeat challenger and former Deputy Mike Parshall of Upton, who received 8,192. Results from Upton and Albany Township, which have just over 400 registered […]
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Androscoggin County elects Samson as sheriff
AUBURN — Eric Samson, a longtime Androscoggin County worker who served as a corrections officer and patrol deputy, will likely serve as sheriff. Late Tuesday, 96 percent of the county’s votes were counted. Only Durham numbers were unavailable. Samson, 43, of Auburn, won 44 percent of the vote in a three-way race for the job, […]
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Samson aims for sheriff’s seat again
LEWISTON — Eric Samson plans to win or else. Four days before Androscoggin County voters elect a new sheriff, the Democratic candidate for sheriff plans to retire from the department he hopes to lead. “I’m all in or I’m all out,” said Samson, who at 42 has completed 21 years of full-time employment with the […]
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Bates welcomes 498 new students
LEWISTON — Bates College’s newest students — 498 from 40 states and 25 countries — were welcomed Tuesday in a convocation ceremony accompanied by speeches and the Portland Brass Quintet. “Today is when we call you together to constitute you formally as the Class of 2018 and to mark your entry into the academic community […]
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy dies unexpectedly
BANGOR — Shawn Donahue, 41, a Washington County law enforcement veteran who had been serving as the chief deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, died Saturday afternoon of an apparent heart attack while traveling to Bangor to visit family. Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith confirmed the death Saturday evening. “It’s just a terrible tragedy […]
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Franklin County sheriff proposes change to structure of Civil Division
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners tabled action Tuesday on a request from the sheriff to change the structure of the Civil Division in an effort to be more efficient, save the county money and generate revenue. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. proposed creating a utility deputy position. Its main job would be to serve civil process […]
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New Portland woman charged with firing on officer
NEW PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities have arrested a woman they say fired a gun at a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy from the doorway of a New Portland home. The deputy was not injured. Police told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1cWgY6C ) it started at about 11 p.m. Tuesday when 34-year-old Bonnie Jean Tanguay called 911, but […]
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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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Sheriff’s Office looks into theft of returnables
WOODSTOCK — Sheriff’s deputies are looking into the possible theft of a stockpile of returnable containers worth approximately $100 from a property near North Pond. Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Danielle Welch said Thursday that she was called to a residence on Camp Road on Jan. 17 after the owner reported possible trespassing on the property. […]
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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 […]