AUBURN — A Lewiston sex offender and false accuser of a Syracuse basketball coach is back in prison after admitting in court Tuesday that he used cocaine in June. Zachary Tomaselli, 30, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court, admitting he violated terms of his probation. He was sentenced to nine months and one day in prison. […]
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Farmington man sentenced to 3 years in domestic violence case
FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced Tuesday to serve nine months of a three-year sentence for punching an ex-girlfriend in the nose and hitting her with a frying pan in September. Ryan Cunningham, 28, of Farmington pleaded guilty to a felony charge of domestic violence assault at Franklin County Superior Court. Cunningham and the […]
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‘Whitey’ Bulger found dead in West Virginia prison
BOSTON (AP) — James “Whitey” Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, was slain in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. penitentiary in West Virginia where he’d just been […]
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Police say 15 year old was stabbed at soccer game over $20 debt
A 20-year-old Scarborough man has been ordered held on $1,000 bail after he was charged with stabbing a 15-year-old in the Scarborough High School parking lot during halftime of a school soccer game Friday, court records show. Nicolas Blanchard faces one count of aggravated assault and one count of violating the conditions of his release […]
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Phillips woman sentenced for theft from Grant's Kennebago Camps
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Phillips woman Monday to six months of a three-year sentence for stealing $30,000 from Grant’s Kennebago Camps in Stetson Township. Following her release from the Department of Corrections, Deborah Lynn Vitrano, 36, will serve three years on probation and is required to pay restitution. Vitrano pleaded guilty […]
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Maine Jewish community stunned by Pittsburgh synagogue killings
Rabbi Gary Berenson was in the middle of leading a sabbath service for his congregation at Etz Chaim Synagogue on Congress Street Saturday morning when a member received an alert on his cell phone about the shootings in Pittsburgh. A moment of stunned silence followed. “It was a dramatic pause. We fell silent and stopped […]
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Police: Synagogue gunman said he wanted all Jews to die
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and that he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. Robert Gregory Bowers killed eight men and three women inside the […]
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Police arrest 56-year-old Florida man in pipe bomb investigation
A man in Florida has been arrested in connection with the suspected mail bombs sent to high profile figures, authorities said Friday. The arrest came after authorities responded to two more devices on Friday – one in Florida, the other in New York – pushing the total number of packages found by law enforcement to […]
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Pleas entered in Lewiston-Auburn marijuana case
PORTLAND — Two of the 14 suspects charged in a Twin Cities-based medical marijuana-growing operation that was busted by federal agents in February entered pleas this week. Richard “Stitch” Daniels, 52, of Lewiston pleaded not guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to seven charges stemming from his alleged role in the marijuana operation. Daniels was charged […]
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Bangor police say babysitter was drunk and pantless when they arrested her
BANGOR (WGME) — A babysitter was arrested after police say they found her drunk on the street and not wearing pants, socks or shoes. Police were responding to a call Tuesday about a disturbance on Ohio Street. When they got there, they said they found 25-year-old Lauren Gelinas under the influence. Police said she told them […]