ALFRED — A former Boston priest was found guilty Thursday of sexually abusing a boy during trips to Maine in the 1980s. The York County jury reached the verdict after a sometimes emotional three-day trial and several hours of deliberations Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Ronald Paquin, 76, was found guilty on 11 on 24 […]
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New York man sentenced for planning to sell crack in Lewiston
A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in prison for attempting to traffic crack cocaine in the Twin Cities. Cuwan Merritt, 30, of Brooklyn, had been convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base following a two-day jury trial in July 2018. According to court records, on May 12, 2017, Merritt and […]
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Grinch comes to Maine early: Wallingford's reports stolen Christmas trees
AUBURN — So, you swiped yourself a free Christmas tree or two. Was it worth it? The public reacted with shock and disgust Wednesday after Wallingford’s Fruit House reported half a dozen trees had been stolen during its first two weeks of tree sales. “Downright rotten!” declared a Greene woman, after the theft was reported […]
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Winthrop woman pleads guilty to gun charge
A Winthrop woman who turned in a sawed-off shotgun to police 20 months ago, saying she believed it was stolen and didn’t want it at her house, pleaded guilty earlier this month to a federal charge of possession of a non-registered, sawed-off shotgun. Abigail Webb, 23, remains free on a personal recognizance bond. The charge, […]
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Lewiston man back in jail after another police chase
LEWISTON — A Mexico man who made headlines a decade ago when he jumped from a third-floor balcony while fleeing from police was charged again last week with escaping from Lewiston police. Norman “Bo” Thompson, 46, of 9 Oxford St., appeared in 8th District Court on Monday in handcuffs on five related charges, including two […]
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Auburn man accused of sexual abuse of teenage girl
JAY — Police said an Auburn man is accused of unlawful sexual contact with a teenage girl Saturday in Jay. Richard R. Hunt, 23, was arrested Saturday by Jay police Detective Russell Adams on a felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to Farmington District Court records. However, following review by the Franklin County District Attorney’s […]
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Chesterville man faces sexual contact charge
CHESTERVILLE — A local man was arrested Thursday when sheriff’s deputies from Franklin County responded at 8:27 p.m. to a report of a disturbance at a residence on Vienna Road, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Donald G. Wright, 42, of Chesterville was charged with unlawful sexual contact. A conviction on the charge is punishable […]
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Police still investigating body found floating in Auburn in July
AUBURN — The cause of death of a woman whose body was recovered in July from The Basin remains a mystery. Police said the case is still under investigation. The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has said the cause of death of Jessica Gallant, 34, of New Gloucester is undetermined pending toxicology exam results. Her unclothed […]
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LePage denies pardon for Waterville resident deported to Haiti
WATERVILLE — Gov. Paul LePage has denied a request to pardon a drug trafficking conviction for Waterville resident Lexius Saint Martin, who was deported to Haiti earlier this year in a high-profile and contentious case that separated him from his wife and children. A pardon would not have automatically brought Saint Martin back to the United States, […]
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Lisbon Falls turkey missing. Is it fowl play?
LISBON FALLS — The town turkey is missing. Some suspect fowl play. The apparent heist of the public display item has townspeople scratching their heads and casting suspicions. Community volunteer Faye Brown said the Thanksgiving tableau at the corner of Route 196 and School Street originally included a painted metal cutout depicting a 3-foot-tall turkey. […]