PARIS — A Bethel man pleaded no contest Wednesday morning in Oxford County Superior Court to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a minor. Brian Piawlock, 29, made a plea agreement in which the state dropped three other charges: felony gross sexual assault, felony aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs and furnishing liquor to a minor. […]
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Rangeley man pleads guilty in crash that claimed Wilton man's life
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man was sentenced Tuesday to serve two years of a nine-year sentence for driving drunk, which resulted in the death of another driver. Rusty LeRoy Knox, 35, of East Wilton, a self-employed logger, husband of his school sweetheart and the father of four, died at the scene on Lambert Hill Road […]
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Massachusetts man charged with putting cameras in bathroom air fresheners
YORK (AP) — Police say they have charged a Massachusetts man with installing hidden cameras in the bathrooms of a rental home to record friends and family. Police said Tuesday they were called to a home in York, Maine, earlier this month after the discovery of multiple hidden cameras. They say an investigation determined one […]
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Jay man pleads not guilty to murder charge
FARMINGTON — A Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend July 11 while she slept at her Jay home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of intentional or knowing murder. James “Ted” Sweeney, 57, who is deaf, signed not guilty to an American Sign Language interpreter who spoke his answer out loud during an […]
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Martin Stream camper treated for overdose after gun scare
TURNER — A man who reportedly had overdosed was taken to a hospital Tuesday from a campground on Route 117 after first scaring off emergency responders who felt threatened by the man’s gun. Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne said local rescue workers responded to a call shortly before 10 a.m. Martin Stream Campground owner […]
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Camden Hills graduate accused of killing four described as kind musician
BOSTON (AP) — A recent college graduate accused of killing his mother, grandparents and a caregiver was described Monday as a good friend and talented jazz musician who showed no signs that he was troubled. Orion Krause, who was charged in the slayings, was ordered Monday to be sent to Bridgewater State Hospital pending a […]
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Judge accepts insanity plea for man who dismembered father
AUGUSTA (AP) — A man who admitted to killing and dismembering his father was committed to a psychiatric hospital on Monday after a judge accepted a plea agreement. Leroy Smith III, the first detainee to be forcibly medicated under a state law, entered a plea that he was not criminally responsible for his actions under […]
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Lewiston man sentenced to 13 years in wine shop robbery
LEWISTON — A judge on Monday sentenced a local man to serve 13 years in prison for severely beating a clerk with bottles and robbing her last year at an upscale Lisbon Street wine shop. Arthur Bush, 47, of 45 Shawmut St. appeared in 8th District Court where Judge Rick Lawrence sentenced Bush to 23 […]
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Pistol, iPad taken from car break-ins in Wilton
WILTON — Wilton police say a semi-automatic pistol, an iPad and credit card were taken from two separate vehicle break-ins over the weekend. A 22-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol was taken from a vehicle parked at a residence on Maxwell Road some time over Friday night, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Some money, about […]
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Maine musician facing quadruple murder charges in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — A 22-year-old recent Oberlin College graduate and jazz drummer from Maine will face murder charges Monday in the slayings of four adults found at a Massachusetts home. Orion Krause, of Rockport, Maine is scheduled for arraignment in Ayer District Court in connection with the deaths of an elderly man and woman and […]