WESTBROOK — The fact that Marissa Bates was still wearing her hat and mittens as she came home from school upset the young girl, who was 9 years old at the time. “She saw some other kids at school who weren’t wearing hats or gloves,” her mother, Veronica, recalled. “She had tried to give them […]
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Westbrook victim saved a patient’s life days before murder
WESTBROOK — Less than a week before police say he was likely ambushed and killed by an ex-boyfriend as he returned home from work, Westbrook native Matthew Rairdon saved a woman’s life. On Monday, Maine State Police released additional details about what investigators are calling a domestic violence murder-suicide that took place at Rairdon’s Main […]
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Westbrook deaths ruled murder, suicide
WESTBROOK — A new guard at the Maine Correctional Facility shot and killed an emergency room nurse at his Westbrook residence and then turned the gun on himself, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. According to a news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety, Patrick Milliner, 30, of South Portland appears […]
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Credit union: Ousted CEO used funds improperly
WESTBROOK (AP) — The fired long-time head of a Maine credit union is embroiled in a legal fight with his former employer over its allegation he used credit union money for personal expenses. The Westbrook-based Infinity Federal Credit Union has told its customers of alleged improper behavior by former President and CEO Kenneth Williams, and […]
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Auburn man arrested in connection with a sexual assault in Westbrook
WESTBROOK — A man wanted on sexual assault charges was arrested at his Auburn residence on Monday night, police said. Donald Cass, 58, was taken into custody without incident, according to Westbrook police Capt. Tom Roth. Roth said Cass is accused of three counts of gross sexual assault, all of which occurred in Westbrook over […]
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Three arrested after Westbrook police seize methylone, heroin, other drugs
WESTBROOK — Two men and a woman from southern Maine were arrested Thursday morning on drug and other charges as the result of an investigation by the Westbrook Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. The arrests took place about 9:30 a.m. at the Super 8 motel, Westbrook police Capt. Tom Roth said in […]
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Westbrook man arrested after alleged burglary, police hunt
WESTBROOK — A local 22-year-old man was arrested Oct. 19 after allegedly breaking into a residential home and in connection with a series of burglaries in the area. Robert Paul Auger of Westbrook was charged with burglary, theft and outstanding warrants. Police said that over the past week, there have been a series of nighttime, […]
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Parents: Westbrook girl had methadone in system
WESTBROOK (AP) — The parents of a 2-year-old Westbrook girl who was found dead in her crib say police have told them that their daughter had lethal levels of methadone in her system. Madelyn Negron was found unresponsive at her parents’ apartment on Aug. 5. The parents, Jessica Joy and Raul Negron, told the Portland […]
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Dorothy June Nelsen
1932 – 2013 AUBURN — Dorothy June Nelsen, 81, formerly from Scarborough, died Monday, Aug. 5, at Clover Nursing Home in Auburn with her family at her side. She was born on Jan. 18, 1932, a daughter of the late Myrtle M. Hayman Woodman Libby and Maurice L. Woodman. She was a loving wife of Theodore […]
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2-year-old Westbrook girl found dead in playpen
WESTBROOK (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl who was last seen alive when she was put to bed. State and Westbrook police are looking into the death of Madeline Negron, who was found dead Monday morning in a playpen where she slept at the Westbrook home where she […]