WALES — Oak Hill High School will reopen Friday after Maine State Police and K-9 units searched the building Thursday morning because of a threat scrawled on a bathroom wall Wednesday. Regional School Unit 4 Superintendent Andrew Carlton sent out a note Thursday to parents saying the school would reopen Friday, but that all Thursday […]
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Two Lewiston men deny selling crack
LEWISTON — Two local men denied Wednesday they were dealing crack cocaine in the city. Shane D. Pontoo, 30, of 101 Pine St. and Christopher “CJ” McFarland, 33, of 107 Birch St. are two of five men arrested May 9 on warrants charging they were selling crack. The arrests were the result of a six-month […]
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Oak Hill High School to be closed Thursday due to threat
[UPDATE: Oak Hill High School to reopen Friday after threat closed school] WALES — Oak Hill High School was evacuated Wednesday afternoon following a threat scrawled on a bathroom wall, school officials said. The school will be closed Thursday as a result. Regional School Unit 4 Superintendent Andrew Carlton wrote, in a message to parents: “This afternoon […]
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N.Y. man convicted in drug-related murder
AUGUSTA — Aubrey N. Armstrong was complicit in the drug-related killing and robbery of Joseph Marceau of Augusta, but there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him of personally carrying out the murder. That was the finding Wednesday of a judge who cleared 29-year-old Armstrong of Far Rockaway, New York, of a murder charge but convicted […]
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Woman charged with OUI and speeding after boyfriend called police
AUGUSTA — A Windsor woman was arrested Tuesday evening after she allegedly drove more than 30 mph over the speed limit while intoxicated, then was stopped by police after her boyfriend reported the erratic driving. Harley Rae Graziano, 23, also allegedly tried to resist arrest after police stopped the truck she had driven from Windsor […]
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Police: Wilton man found hiding in attic with grow operation
WILTON — A local man accused in April of selling crack cocaine was arrested early Wednesday after he was found in his attic with marijuana plants, according to a court document. Dennis J. Ayala, 55, of Wilton appeared in court Wednesday on a felony charge of unlawful possession of a drug that contained fentanyl powder, […]
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4 Androscoggin County jail officers injured in two encounters with inmate
AUBURN — Four corrections officers were hurt over the weekend while trying to control an inmate who had been at the county jail since February. Androscoggin County Jail officials said the injuries ranged from bumps and bruises to possibly torn ligaments and shoulder injuries. Two of the officers were hurt Saturday when 30-year-old transient Seth […]
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Portland man pleads guilty to running gambling operation from home
A Maine man is pleading guilty to running a high-stakes gambling operation from his Portland home and business. The plea agreement for Stephen Mardigan was entered in federal court Wednesday morning. Federal officials seized nearly $750,000 from Mardigan and cash and jewelry from others they allege were involved with the gambling operation on April 7, 2017. But […]
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Minot man accepts plea agreement in Poland robbery
AUBURN — A Minot man charged with robbing a Poland man at his home in October 2017 pleaded guilty Tuesday to lesser related charges. Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court dressed in a tan jail suit, handcuffed and shackled. He pleaded guilty to felony aggravated criminal trespass, a charge punishable by up […]
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Windham man gets 25 years for mailing cyanide to suicidal Englishman
Sidney Kilmartin, the Windham man who was convicted of sending cyanide to a suicidal Englishman who used the chemical to kill himself, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison. The case has been in federal court for more than four years and the most serious charge he faced was “mailing injurious articles resulting in […]