Don McLean ordered to stop disparaging ex-wife on social media
Don McLean ELLSWORTH — A state judge has ordered “American Pie” singer-songwriter Don McLean to stop disparaging his ex-wife on social media. Judge Michael Roberts issued the protection order to...
View ArticleMaine driver won’t go to jail for 2014 crash that killed man
WINN — A driver won’t serve jail time for a head-on collision that killed a Maine man in Penobscot County more than two years ago. WABI-TV reports that Brad Curtis was sentenced to do 361 hours of...
View ArticleFranklin County court for Feb. 13-17, 2017
FARMINGTON — Closed cases for Feb. 13-17, 2017, in Farmington District Court and Franklin County Superior Court. Matthew G. Allen, 35, of Industry, reckless conduct July 3, 2015, in Farmington;...
View ArticleFarmington food pantry ex-treasurer sentenced to 30 days in jail, pay $291K...
FARMINGTON — Mary O’Donal looked away as her former colleagues at the Care and Share Food Closet posed questions to her Thursday morning and spoke of the harm she had done to the more than 500 families...
View ArticlePatients at Skowhegan’s Redington-Fairview General Hospital targeted in...
SKOWHEGAN — Patients who have received services at Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan have become the target of a phishing scam involving automated phone calls asking for personal...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 9 police log
IN ANSON, Wednesday at 2:14 p.m., larceny, fraud or forgery was reported on River Road. IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 4:29 a.m., theft was reported on Meadow Street. IN BRIGHTON, Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.,...
View ArticleAlleged intruder in Richmond treated for gunshot wound, released to jail
A Richmond man shot Wednesday as he allegedly attempted to break into an apartment a second time is expected to be seen by a judge Friday on criminal charges. Shad A. Hembree, 42, was treated and...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 9 police log
AUGUSTA Wednesday at 10:01 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Wade Street. 11:35 a.m., suspicious activity was reported on Riverside Drive. 12:35 p.m., a 15-year-old juvenile was issued a...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty to charge resulting from Vassalboro drug raid
AUGUSTA — One of eight people arrested in Vassalboro 13 months ago after a drug raid pleaded guilty Thursday to one charge of unlawful furnishing of cocaine base and was placed on deferred disposition...
View Article‘North Pond Hermit’ book author tells Waterville crowd Knight was...
WATERVILLE — The man who lived alone in the Rome woods for 27 years, living on food and other necessities he stole from camps and cottages, was extremely intelligent, read a lot and had a keen sense of...
View ArticleArson charges against Waterville woman in group home fire dismissed
AUGUSTA — A Waterville woman accused of arson for allegedly setting fire to items in her bedroom at a Motivational Services group home last April has been found to be mentally incompetent to stand...
View ArticleNorridgewock man indicted on gun charges related to police standoff at a store
SKOWHEGAN — A Norridgewock man has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on felony charges related to what officials called a “very scary” police standoff in December in which he allegedly said...
View ArticleMental evaluation sought for man charged in Richmond home invasion
Sagadahoc County prosecutors are seeking a mental examination of a Richmond man who allegedly tried to break into an apartment Wednesday morning and was shot by a man staying in the apartment. The man,...
View ArticleMorning Sentinel March 10 police log
IN ALBION, Thursday at 10:59 p.m., a structure fire was reported on Knights Road. IN BINGHAM, Thursday at 4:29 a.m., a theft was reported on Meadow Street. 12:52 p.m., police were sent in response to a...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 10 police log
AUGUSTA Thursday at 9:31 a.m., an overdose rescue was performed on Glenridge Drive. 11:44 a.m., a traffic hazard was reported on Eight Rod Road. 12:36 p.m., harassment was reported on Wabon Street....
View ArticleConvicted killer pleads guilty in 2014 shooting outside Sangillo’s in Portland
Gang Deng Majok pleaded guilty Friday to shooting a man in the back outside the now-closed Sangillo’s Tavern on Hampshire Street in Portland in January 2014, his third guilty plea in a week on serious...
View ArticleEx-Bonny Eagle cheerleading coach fires attorney
The former Bonny Eagle High School cheerleading coach who is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student has fired his attorney. The lawyer, Peter Rodway, filed a motion Thursday in...
View ArticleStrip club operator accused of exploiting dancers
DENVER — The Colorado company that owns PT’s Showclub in Portland, Maine, and more than a dozen strip clubs around the country is facing a federal lawsuit over allegations that it exploited its dancers...
View ArticleGorham man gets year in prison for possessing child porn
A Gorham man has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and ordered to pay a $3,000 fine for possession of child pornography. Steven Tutt, 46, was also sentenced to five years of supervised...
View ArticleKennebec Journal March 11 police log
AUGUSTA Friday at 7:05 a.m., harassment was reported on Union Street. 9:31 a.m., a mental health and well-being check was performed on Eight Rod Road. 10:25 a.m., a hit-and-run traffic accident was...
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