ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family has captured a viral video of their toddler climbing what is supposed to be a gate stopping children from getting into a pool. Keith Wyman says his family was in their backyard in Attleboro Monday when his 2-year-old son Cody began to climb the gate blocking the ladder […]
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Trial of Millinocket man charged with killing baby postponed
BANGOR (AP) — The trial of a man charged with killing a 6-month-old-boy in Millinocket, Maine, has been postponed. Jesse Mackin pleaded not guilty in 2016 after being indicted in the death of Larry Lord Jr., who was the son of his girlfriend. The case is awaiting trial in Bangor. Court officials say trial has […]
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Aidan Roger Hand
PORTLAND — Aidan Roger Hand, 5 months, of Wilton was surrounded by love, light, peace and family when he left his sickly body behind on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Aidan had been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit there since his birth, except for a seven-week stay at Boston Children’s […]
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Brooks Joseph Dufour
AUGUSTA — Our baby boy went home to be with the Lord and the angels on Monday, Oct. 5, after a short, but wonderful five months on this Earth, when his big heart simply stopped. Brooks had a smile that could melt any heart and a personality that could only be described as angelic. Brooks […]
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Colton James-Brian Guay
2014 – 2015 PORTLAND — Colton James-Brian Guay, 20 months old, left us to be with the angels on Monday, Oct. 5. He was born on Jan. 29, 2014, the beautiful, beloved son of Jon Christopher and Bethann Guay. Colton lost a valiant battle against HUS, hemolytic uremic syndrome, caused by a severe bacterial infection […]
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Lewiston man charged in son’s death seeks to have statements thrown out
AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged with manslaughter in his baby son’s death is seeking to have statements he made to police kept from trial. Sean St. Amand, 28, filed motions through his attorney, George Hess, to bar prosecutors from using statements St. Amand made to police on Oct. 20 during an interrogation. Hess wrote […]
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Judge rules Lewiston murder defendant doesn’t have to undergo evaluation
AUBURN — A judge said Wednesday that a Lewiston man charged with murder in the death of his infant son does not have to undergo a mental health evaluation that was sought by prosecutors. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy ruled following a closed-door conference that if additional information should be brought to her […]
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Study says Maine 2nd best state for giving birth
Let’s call it gestational math: The lowest rate of moms dying in childbirth plus low-cost deliveries plus fewer premature births plus more pediatricians make Maine the second-best state in the country to have a baby, according to a study by social media company WalletHub. Only Vermont scored better. At the bottom of WalletHub’s 2014’s Best […]