NORWAY — An Oxford woman charged Tuesday with breaking into a woman’s home to confront her about a Facebook post was released from jail Wednesday, according to authorities. Sarah Green, 33, was arrested at her home at 11 Country Lane in Oxford on charges of Class B burglary and Class C aggravated criminal trespassing, and taken to the […]
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Two teens taken to hospital after drinking in Livermore Falls building
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two teenage boys were taken by ambulance to hospitals Wednesday afternoon when they fell ill after consuming alcohol, according to Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. One of the boys was rushed to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. The other was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, then transferred to Maine […]
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Kennebunk police warn ‘peeping Tom’ responsible for fowl play
KENNEBUNK (AP) — Police in Maine say they’re on the lookout for a wild turkey that broke into a home through a bedroom window. The Bangor Daily News reports Kennebunk officers responded to a local home Wednesday, saying a turkey had “forcibly entered the house” through the window. Police posted photos of the wild bird to Facebook, showing the window […]
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Restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000, have left Maine
The former high-profile Portland restaurateurs who owe tens of thousands of dollars in civil judgments over unpaid bills have left the state and now face criminal charges that they wrote bad checks. Thomas and Shannon Bard are accused of writing more than $19,000 in bad checks to Bow Street Distributing, a Freeport wine, beer and […]
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Bail set for man accused of exchange of sexually explicit photos in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A judge set bail at $2,000 cash Wednesday for a Pennsylvania man accused of accessing previously deleted, nude photos on a car buyer’s cellphone and sending them to his cellphone. Kevin Rennie, 32, of Philadelphia remained at the Franklin County Detention Center on Wednesday night. He was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge […]
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Renowned chef and her husband, former owners of Zapoteca, indicted on theft charges
The former owners of a popular Old Port restaurant have been indicted by the Cumberland County grand jury on charges of theft by deception and negotiating a worthless instrument. Renowned chef Shannon D. Bard, 47, was indicted on Class C felony charges of theft by deception and negotiating a worthless instrument, according to the March […]
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Austin bombing suspect blows himself up as SWAT moves in
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorized Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there. The suspect’s motive remained a mystery, along with whether he acted alone […]
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Owner of J’s Oyster in Portland gets 4 months in jail for failing to pay Maine taxes
The owner of a landmark bar and restaurant on Portland’s waterfront will serve four months in jail and pay more than $1.3 million in restitution for failing to turn over most of her sales taxes to the state, and for not paying her personal and corporate Maine income taxes, over a period of seven years. […]
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Two men wanted for desertion from Army surrender in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — Two men enlisted in the Army who left their base without permission turned themselves in to police Monday after the military issued warrants for their arrest. Warrants for desertion were issued for Austin M. Seeley, 19, of Farmington, and Noah R. Fisher, 18, of Boise, Idaho, by the Army several weeks ago, according […]
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Temple man sentenced for assaulting father
FARMINGTON — A Temple man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for assaulting his father at his home on Cummings Hill Road in Temple. Brian R. Mackin, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault Monday in Franklin County Superior Court. Charges of aggravated criminal trespass, terrorizing and violating condition of release […]