PARIS — A Rumford man was sentenced Friday in Oxford County Superior Court to 12 years in prison with all but seven years suspended on two felony aggravated drug trafficking charges. Randy Aron, 41, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of aggravated trafficking of cocaine. He received a sentence of seven years in prison on […]
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Auburn man arrested in Lewiston shooting
Zachery Paradis LEWISTON — An Auburn man was arrested Thursday and charged in a September shooting on Holland Street. Zachery Paradis, 35, was found at 30 Northern Ave. and arrested on charges of elevated aggravated assault and being a felon in possession of firearm. Paradis was arrested after weeks of investigation by local and federal […]
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State supreme court considers when cellphone data can be used to find suspect
FREEPORT – Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court wrestled with rules for accessing data on cellphones Thursday before a roomful of teenagers who possibly knew more about the technology than they do. The court heard oral arguments at Freeport High School as part of a program where the justices hear appeals at high schools, showcasing for students […]
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'Armed and dangerous': Police search for suspects in Auburn home robbery
Michael Koch, center, explains to Auburn Police Officer Thomas Ellis how he met a woman at her Park Avenue home in Auburn on Thursday just after she’d freed herself following an afternoon robbery inside the house. A Ford Explorer taken during an afternoon burglary and robbery on Park Avenue in Auburn. Anyone with information is […]
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Maine teacher who won $1M prize is accused of stealing $28 leash
Educator Nancie Atwell responds to applause after receiving the first Global Teacher Prize. With her on stage in Dubai are former President Bill Clinton and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. EDGECOMB (AP) — A Maine teacher who pleaded guilty to shoplifting a $14.99 blouse after winning the $1 million Global […]
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Suspect to stand trial in Pennsylvania in highway killing of Timothy Davison
Timothy “Asti” Davison was run off the road and shot on Interstate 81 in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 4, 2014. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A man accused of killing a Mainer on Interstate 81 in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, in 2014, has been extradited to Pennsylvania to stand trial and is being held at the Franklin County Jail […]
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Would electronic monitoring of Robert Burton have prevented Stephanie Gebo’s death?
Robert Burton, center, listens to the guilty verdicts being read alongside his attorneys, Zachary Brandmeir, left, and Hunter Tzovarras, at Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Robert Burton’s history of domestic violence officially began in July 2000 when he reportedly used duct tape on the wrists and mouth of a girlfriend […]
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Vandals damage Cobbossee Colony Golf Course greens
Bill Sylvester examines a piece of the damaged second green at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course in Monmouth on Monday. The Sylvester family discovered Monday that several parts of their course were vandalized by golf carts overnight. Ruts from golf carts surround Bill Sylvester on the second green at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course in Monmouth on […]
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Farmington man faces domestic violence charges
FARMINGTON — A Farmington man was charged with domestic violence and endangering the welfare of a child, after police responded to a 911 hangup call late Saturday on Dutch Drive, according to police reports. There was a child in the residence, police secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said Monday reading from officers’ reports. When police arrived they […]
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Windham man sentenced to 6 years after 9th and 10th drunken-driving convictions
Patrick Murphy confers with his attorney, David Bobrow, during Murphy’s sentencing hearing Friday at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Bobrow said after the hearing that Murphy “will use his opportunity while he’s incarcerated to engage in significant treatment and deal with his battles with alcoholism.” A Windham man was sentenced to six years in prison Friday […]