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Boys’ father: ‘I’ve never seen a river so angry’

When 10-year-old Maxim McFarland awoke in the hospital last week after nearly dying in the Androscoggin River, the first thing he did was ask about his little brother. Maxim had jumped into the fast-moving river to save 5-year-old Valerio. “When he was still intubated, he asked me. Even though he couldn’t talk, he mouthed at […]

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Allegations spur district attorney to halt private prisoner transports

District Attorney Andrew Robinson referred to a six-page letter written by an Androscoggin County Jail inmate who detailed the account of her five-day trip from Florida to Maine last November caged in the back of a private prisoner transport van during which she was denied bathroom breaks and subjected to other inhumane treatment.

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Mommy was murdered. Daddy was convicted. What happens to baby Savanna?

“A .38,” the man’s voice said. “She had a .38.” Static. Then a dispatcher. “Hold one second, sir.” More static. Then a toddler’s voice. “Mama boo boo,” it said. “Boo boo.” The dispatcher is back, asking, “Is the person conscious?” “No,” Daniel Roberts said. “No.” The toddler’s voice on the 911 tape appears to belong […]