Portland Diocese asks for Maine’s highest court to weigh in on childhood sexual abuse law
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to weigh in on whether a 2021
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Androscoggin County arrest logs: Feb. 24 to March 2, 2023
Lewiston • Austin Martin, 21, of Buckfield, on a charge of driving while intoxicated, at 11:3o p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23,
Read MoreUptick in car sale scams prompts warning from Portland police
Officials say ‘cash is king’ when selling your car privately Read More
Read MoreOwner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had,
Read MoreAuburn traffic stop leads to chase, drug arrest
A car chase, a foot chase and a bag of crack cocaine flung onto a roof kept cops busy Wednesday
Read MoreConvicted murderer sentenced to 32 years in prison for 1987 Waterville cold case
Advances in DNA technology led to conviction in murder of 20-year-old Janet Brochu of Waterville Read More
Read MoreMan accused of stealing pot, starting fight at Auburn cannabis store
Police said William Self went into Cure Cannabis and lit up a marijuana cigarette, which is against store rules.Read More
Read MoreMaine lawmakers consider expanding Supreme Judicial Court’s ability to review sentences
L.D. 363 would allow anyone convicted of a crime to appeal their sentence to the Maine Sentencing Review Panel.Read More
Read MoreFormer facilities director for Bread of Life Ministries sentenced for sexual abuse of girl
Jeffrey A. Tyler, of Augusta, is to serve one year in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.Read More
Read MoreMishandling of evidence by police leads to dismissal of kidnapping, sexual assault charges against Winthrop man
In a plea deal struck Thursday, Jon L. Westerlund was instead sentenced to nine months in prison on an aggravated
Read MoreOxford man arrested after high-speed chase through snowstorm
Dawson Bond, 20, is facing multiple charges in Thursday morning’s incident.Read More
Read MoreMaine’s top court rules Bangor man convicted of murder should be resentenced
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday unanimously set aside the sentence of a Bangor man convicted of stabbing another man to
Read MoreOxford County arrest log: March 1, 2023
• Zouhair A. Bouzrara, 61, of 700 Main St., Portland, on a charge of disorderly conduct, 3 a.m. Wednesday, March
Read MoreHigh schooler charged after 10-year-old hit boarding bus in South Portland
A high school student has been charged after striking a 10-year-old boy with an SUV on Tuesday morning in South
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