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Oxford County man accused of drug trafficking
PERU, Maine — A Peru man is facing a drug charge after a bust at his home on Monday, according to police. A search warrant was executed at the Stagecoach Road home of 19-year-old John Gallant after police learned he was conducting a distribution operation, according to Cmdr. Scott Pelletier ...
Auburn school budget, tax increase, sent to the voters
By Scott Taylor, Sun Journal on May 21, 2013, at 6:30 a.m.
AUBURN, Maine — Councilors held their noses Monday night and accepted a school budget they admit has little chance of getting voter approval. “I was against the school budget because I thought it was too high, and it passed,” Councilor David Young said. “This year, I think it’s extremely high, ...
Sneeze causes two-car crash in Farmington
By Ann Bryant, Sun Journal on May 21, 2013, at 6:22 a.m.
FARMINGTON, Maine — A driver’s sneeze resulted in her car crossing the centerline and striking a car on Routes 2 and 4 near the Wilton town line Monday morning, according to Farmington police officer Darin Gilbert. Mykayla Mitchell, 19, of Livermore Falls complained of neck pain and was transported to ...
Lewiston man walks when alleged victim of fork stabbing incident won’t talk
AUBURN, Maine — A Lewiston man facing up to 30 years in prison was freed from jail Monday after the victim of a barbecue-fork stabbing — in an action rarely seen in court — invoked on the witness stand his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Most Androscoggin County courthouse workers ...
Man injured when motorcycle hits stopped car in New Sharon
NEW SHARON, Maine — A Dixfield man suffered minor injuries when the motorcycle he was driving ran into the back of a car on Route 2, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said Monday. Keith Langervin, 22, was reported to have been thrown over the car by the force of the ...
School, state, tax error driving Auburn budget
AUBURN, Maine — Three things are driving the city’s budget up this year, according to City Manager Clinton Deschene: school spending, state revenue cuts and an accounting error from last year. Deschene said he hopes councilors will settle at least one question at Monday night’s meeting. “My instinct is that ...
Riding lawnmower catches fire, burns Rumford garage
RUMFORD, Maine — Rumford and Mexico firefighters were sent to a tractor and structure fire on Route 2 late Saturday afternoon. But when they arrived, the tractor, a small riding lawnmower, had been pulled away from a garage at 1086 Route 2 and flames on the garage wall were extinguished. ...
Job openings on the rise as Maine slowly climbs back from recession
Two weeks ago, Pete Waterman spray painted a large plywood sign and propped it on his lawn near a bunch of tractors. “Good help wanted.” “To me, ‘help wanted’ didn’t quite explain what I was looking for,” said Waterman, a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Sabattus. “I wanted to let people ...
Woman suffers injuries in 3-vehicle Rumford crash
RUMFORD — A Rhode Island woman in town for a wedding this weekend was injured Friday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Route 108 at the Congress Street intersection, police said. Cynthia Conant-Arp, 65, of Warwick, R.I., complained of a neck injury and was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford ...
Lewiston’s Zam Zam Mohamud becomes first Somali immigrant on school board
LEWISTON, Maine — Zam Zam Mohamud, described as popular and well-regarded in the community by a Bates College professor, is the city’s first Somali to serve on the Lewiston School Committee. Her appointment is a turning point for Lewiston, “when our city representatives begin to reflect our shifting demographics,” said ...
Oxford Hills Bookmobile losing funding this month
By Leslie H. Dixon, Sun Journal on May 17, 2013, at 6:03 a.m.
NORWAY, Maine — The popular Oxford Hills Bookmobile may come to a stop if funding isn’t found by May 31 to keep the wheels rolling this summer. The eight-year-old program, a collaboration between Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education and Norway Memorial Library, served 775 children at nine locations weekly for six ...
Dixfield teen riding atop car roof pinned under it after rollover
MEXICO, Maine — A Dixfield teenager who was riding on a car roof Thursday afternoon on Thad White Road was pinned under the car when it rolled into a drainage ditch, police said. Firefighters from Mexico, Rumford and Dixfield lifted the rear of the car and held it up, allowing ...
Commencements at Maine colleges and universities, May 18-June 8, 2013
on May 16, 2013, at 5:49 p.m.
University of Maine at Machias MACHIAS, Maine — The University of Maine at Machias will celebrate its 102nd commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Frederic A. Reynolds Center. Jim Thompson, a retired journalist and communications specialist, will deliver the commencement address and will be given the ...
Jay man accused of saw attack pleads to reckless conduct
PARIS, Maine — A Jay man accused of beating a man and throwing a circular saw at him in August 2012 pleaded guilty to reckless conduct Wednesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Scott R. Narhuminti, 42, received a one-year deferred disposition and must pay $1,500 in restitution to the victim. ...
Four indicted in drug death of Farmington woman
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Franklin County grand jury indicted four people Tuesday on charges related to the drug death of Marilyn Rider, 52, of Farmington on Nov. 11, 2012. Police found Rider dead in her home at 103 Silver Maple Lane the day after a birthday party there, police said. ...
Chesterville man indicted in shooting incident
FARMINGTON, Maine — A Chesterville man was indicted Tuesday in connection to the firing of a shotgun loaded with buckshot at a truck pulling away from his house in January. Dennis Meaney, 26, was indicted on one felony count of aggravated reckless conduct and one misdemeanor count each of domestic ...
Bail set for Madison man accused of robbing store with pellet handgun
FARMINGTON, Maine — A judge set bail at $50,000 cash or $250,000 worth of property Wednesday for a Madison man accused of robbing Tranten’s Too in Kingfield with a pellet handgun June 18, 2012. Kaleb Bowring, 20, made an initial appearance on felony charge of robbery and a misdemeanor charge ...
Former Lewiston man indicted for calling in bomb threats to Mall of America, airport, hotels
By Paul Walsh, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) on May 15, 2013, at 1:57 p.m.
A 22-year-old man unleashed a slew of overnight bomb threats targeting the Mall of America, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and numerous metro hotels, at times faking a Middle Eastern accent in the calls, according to an indictment filed Tuesday. Dana W. Ashey, formerly of Lewiston, Maine, was charged in ...
Bodies of two snowmobilers found in Rangeley Lake
RANGELEY, Maine — The bodies of two snowmobilers missing since New Year’s Eve were found in Rangeley Lake on Wednesday morning. John Spencer, 41, of Litchfield and Kenneth Henderson, 40, of China were found in 60 feet of water, according to Doug Rafferty, spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland ...
Lewiston pair targeted in drug bust allegedly possessed hundreds of oxycodone pills
LEWISTON, Maine — Two Lewiston residents were arrested Monday after a drug bust reportedly turned up a large quantity of oxycodone pills. Jermaine Johnson, 39, and Michelle Grimmo, 43, are being held at the Androscoggin County Jail, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Cmdr. Scott Pelletier said Wednesday. The arrests were the ...
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