FARMINGTON — A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to selling crack cocaine from a Jay apartment and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to court documents. Darnell Smith, 21, of the Bronx also faced a charge of aggravated drug trafficking, which was dismissed. A conviction on the cocaine trafficking charge is punishable […]
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Limo that crashed and killed 20 failed N.Y. safety inspection last month
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — The driver of a supersized limousine involved in a crash that killed 20 people outside an upstate New York country store wasn’t properly licensed, and the limo failed a state safety inspection just last month and shouldn’t have been on the road, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The state ordered the […]
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Jay woman, New York man indicted on heroin, cocaine charges
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman and a New York man accused of selling heroin and crack cocaine in July from a Jay residence were indicted Wednesday on drug charges. Angie Braley, 37, of 132 Main St., Apt. 2, Jay, and Darnell Smith, 20, of 212 West Fordham Road 2, Bronx, New York, were indicted by […]
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Margaret "Jo" Davenport
PORTLAND — Margaret “Jo” Davenport died Friday, Sept. 21, at Seaside Nursing Home in Portland, at the age of 88. She was raised with her three sisters and brother on Long Island in New York. She graduated from Radcliffe College and earned graduate degrees from Tufts University and Teachers College, Columbia University. Her father, Frank Smith, […]
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New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez, left, watches as Boston Red Sox’s J.D. Martinez celebrates his three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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Betts hurt, but Sox move magic number to 2
BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts doesn’t seem to be badly hurt, so the Red Sox can focus on clinching the AL East at Yankee Stadium for the second time in three seasons. Betts gave Boston a scare when he injured his left side making two throws to home plate during a 4-3 win over the […]
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Jet quarantined at New York’s Kennedy Airport after reports of sick passengers
NEW YORK (AP) — A plane was quarantined at New York’s Kennedy Airport amid reports of numerous ill passengers aboard a flight from Dubai. There were conflicting reports about how many people were sick aboard the Emirates flight, which landed around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. The airline says about 10 passengers were ill and got medical […]
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Pearce hits 3 HRs, Sox crush Yanks
Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce celebrates in the dugout after hitting his third home run in the sixth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees.
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Rodney G. Nightingale
SOUTH PARIS — Rodney Gray Nightingale, formerly of Poland, Newburgh, N.Y., and Bucksport, died Monday, July 23, at the South Paris Veterans’ Home. He was born March 21, 1937, in Grindstone to Clyde and Beatrice (Gray) Nightingale. He was educated in Bucksport schools and was employed as a meat cutter for more than 50 years in […]
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Walter R. Webb
LEWISTON — The Rev. Walter “Wally” R. Webb, 80, died Friday, July 13, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with his wife Kay at his side. He was born Oct. 8, 1937, in Pottsville, Pa., to George and Ida (Blakeslee) Webb. He served United Methodist churches in Pennsylvania, New York and Maine. He is survived […]