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Mother collapses when given 2-year prison term for helping son bring oxycodone to Maine
BANGOR — The mother of a man who distributed cocaine and oxycodone in Kennebec County collapsed Thursday in sobs into the arms of her lawyer when a federal judge said she would spend two years behind bars for being part of her son’s drug smuggling operation in central Maine. Robin Brown, 57, of Harlem, N.Y., […]
AHL: Rieder set to return; Pirates prep for Worcester
SACO — Scoring and discipline have been in scarce supply for the Portland Pirates this season, particularly in the five games that turned into regulation losses. The team is hoping another week off — during which each was a major talking and practice point — will help turn things around as the schedule begins to […]
Waterford man gets 18 months for criminal threatening
PARIS — A Waterford man was sentenced to a year and half in prison after pleading guilty to threatening another man with a loaded handgun outside an apartment building in downtown Norway in September. Cory Colby, 34, pleaded guilty to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct and illegal possession of a firearm in Oxford […]
Tears amid pomp, circumstance of college graduation ceremony at Maine State Prison
WARREN — Robin Gibson of Portland has made the long drive north to visit her brother at Maine State Prison many times over the decades he has been incarcerated there. But she has never traveled for such a happy reason as she did on Monday, when Gibson and other family members went to see her […]
H.S. Football: Backs bring Devils to the forefront
LEWISTON — Balancing its offense has helped the Lewiston football team balance its won-lost record. Riddled by injury and winless through four games, the Blue Devils have turned to Quintarian Brown’s shiftiness and speed, Stone Colby’s toughness and Eddie Emerson’s arm strength. Suddenly they’re keeping the blood flowing in the scoreboard operator’s fingers with the […]
Gunshot kills North Yarmouth beekeeper
NORTH YARMOUTH — Stan Brown, the 93-year-old North Yarmouth man known across state and national beekeeping communities for his longevity, said he believes his son-in-law was fatally shot Sunday trying to protect his landmark bee supply shop from his business partner’s husband. The shooting attracted heavy media attention and was described as a “shock” by […]
High court won’t delay release of Calif. inmates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for the early release of nearly 10,000 California inmates by year’s end despite warnings by Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials that a public safety crisis looms if they’re forced to open the prison gates. A majority of justices refused an […]
Norway man charged in assault on girlfriend
NORWAY — A local man has been arrested on felony charges after police said he hit and strangled his girlfriend. Wayne Scott Brown, 59, of Hayes Road was arrested on Nov. 25 and charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and obstructing the reporting of a crime. […]
Local Racing Roundup: Shawn Knight wins Saturday at OPS; PASS 150 is Sunday afternoon
Shawn Knight kept up his red-hot recent pace with his second Budweiser Super Late Model win of the year at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday night. Knight charged past third-generation racer Gunnar Rowe with 19 laps remaining and set sail to the win. Kyle Treadwell was second, followed by multi-time PASS champion Johnny Clark, point […]