GREENE — The Craigslist scam that resulted in a gull-like scavenging at George Stanley’s home in October generated all kinds of interest, locally and abroad. The Daily Mail in the United Kingdom wrote a lengthy piece about the caper and unfortunate results. A reporter from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies went to Stanley’s Route […]
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Kim Dobbie stabbing: Murder trial expected in July
AUBURN — Albert Flick, 77, remains behind bars at the Androscoggin County Jail awaiting trial. Flick is charged with stabbing Kimberly Dobbie, 48, to death on July 15. A jury trial is expected in July, according to the Androscoggin Superior Court. At the time of the stabbing, Dobbie was outside a Lewiston laundromat with her […]
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Lewiston man accused of stabbing teenage son near Belfast
BELMONT — A Lewiston man is accused of stabbing his teenage son during a fight along Route 3 in this town next to Belfast on Friday. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy spotted the father and son fighting on the side of the highway around 7 p.m. Deputies said 59-year-old Allen Sanborn was […]
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Police investigating ‘suspicious’ item found in Bates locker room
LEWISTON — Police are investigating a suspicious item found Friday in a Bates College locker room. The item was reported to the Bates Department of Security and Campus Safety, which investigated before calling local police, according to Sean Findlen, a spokesman for the college. Bates officials are working closely with local police “to understand the nature […]
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SunJournal.com: Local tragedies and political drama dominated 2018's web traffic
LEWISTON — Tragedy. That best describes the stories that got the most traffic on SunJournal.com in 2018 — stories about drownings and killings. But there was also crime: Leading the list was the story of the day federal, state and local law enforcement officers raided local buildings and confiscated piles of marijuana plants. And a […]
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Top 10: Recapping the top local stories of 2018
Untimely deaths, racial tension, a massive pot raid, a controversial lawyer and restaurants closing and opening were among the top local news stories of the year.
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Lewiston brawl injures 5 people Thursday night
LEWISTON — At least five people were hurt Thursday night in a brawl on Birch Street following a candlelight vigil downtown. Police said the injured suffered mostly bumps, cuts and a possible broken nose in the 8:45 p.m. scrap at Birch and Blake streets. Witnesses reported seeing large groups of people, some of them armed […]
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Lewiston man who shot someone in the leg gets four years
AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge related to shooting a man in the leg in downtown Lewiston in June. Jordan Waterman, 27, of 206 Park St. was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with all but four years suspended, plus four years of probation. He had been scheduled for […]
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Man charged with Bridgton stabbing was angry about relationship
Tyle J. Loisel, 18, who faces four felonies, believed a woman who stood him up at a motel then spent the night instead with the man he allegedly stabbed, according to court documents.
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Man arrested in Christmas Day stabbing in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — Police say a Casco man stabbed another man on Christmas morning. Tyler Loisel, 18, was charged him with burglary and assault, police said. They said he stabbed a man multiple times and fled from the home on Green Street. “Shocking — I didn’t think anything like this could happen here because it’s a […]