ALFRED — Keith Townsend described his memory of the bottle in Ronald Paquin’s hand: Tanqueray gin. He described how Paquin made him a drink and then got upset when the liquor made him throw up on the carpet in the trailer at a Kennebunkport campground. And he described the way Paquin touched him that night […]
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Inmate awarded $1.1M in sexual assault case against jailer
A federal judge has awarded $1.1 million to a woman who says she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a former Maine State Prison guard. The woman alleged in a lawsuit that the guard, Joshua Dall-Leighton, assaulted her several times in a prison van while taking her from the Southern Maine Re-entry Center in Alfred to […]
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Maine man who used stun gun in kidnap attempt gets 20-year sentence
ALFRED — A Waterboro man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring a woman to a remote residence in Arundel, assaulting her with a cattle prod-shaped taser, and attempting to force her into a van for ransom. A jury of six men and five women found Christopher T. Hall, 52, guilty of […]
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Kennebunk teacher exchanged 94 texts with student, computer expert says
LFRED — A forensic computer expert testified Tuesday that former Kennebunk High School teacher Jill Lamontagne and the male student she is accused of sexually assaulting exchanged 94 text messages between May 28 and June 9 in 2017. The pair also exchanged 43 telephone calls over six months, Saco Police Department Detective Fred Williams testified […]
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Moped operator, age 81, killed when struck by car in York County
A moped operated by Russell Faxon on Route 202 in Alfred on Monday was struck by a car driven by Laura Melisi. Faxon died at the scene. ALFRED (AP) — State police say an 81-year-old man was killed when his moped was struck by a car in Alfred. Police say Russell Faxon of Lebanon was […]
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Trial delay for man accused of scaring woman to death
ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A man stands accused of causing a Maine woman’s fatal heart attack by frightening her during a 2015 attempted burglary. Jury selection was due to begin Monday for Carlton Young, who’s pleaded not guilty to felony murder. But the selection process was delayed. No new date has been set. Young is […]
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Alfred A. Belanger
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Alfred Adrien Belanger, 71, of Westerly, R.I., passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by his beloved family and friends. He was the husband of Lauren Gates Belanger. They shared 15 years of marriage together. Born in Auburn, he was the son of Ivon and Adrienne Belanger. Alfred enlisted […]
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Paul Joseph Gauvin
1939 – 2015 ALFRED — Paul J. Gauvin, 76, a resident of Alfred, died peacefully with his wife by side, on Monday, Aug. 10, at the Newton Center in Sanford, where he was treated with love and dignity by the wonderful staff there. Paul was born on March 8, 1939, in Lewiston, the son of […]
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Teen indicted in fire that killed 2
ALFRED — A York County grand jury has indicted a teenager on arson and murder charges in connection with a September fire that killed two people in Biddeford. Dylan Collins has been in custody since his arrest in November. The 18-year-old was transferred to a hospital on Nov. 20 with injuries after jumping off the […]
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Alfred man suffers heart attack, dies while hunting in Industry
INDUSTRY — An Alfred man had a heart attack Monday morning while hunting in woods off Hymie Norton Road, Maine State Police Sgt. Blaine Bronson said. James Chadburn, 68, left a hunting camp in Industry at 7:30 a.m. His brother found him face down in the woods, about a half-mile from the main road and […]