Two people are accused of drunken driving and endangering the welfare of children in separate incidents this past weekend. On Sunday, Michael Y. Couillard, 41, of Wilton was arrested on three Class D charges of operating under the influence of alcohol-one prior, refusing to submit to arrest or detention with bodily injury, and endangering the welfare […]
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State liquor regulators stand by call for 'nips' ban
AUGUSTA — The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations is standing its ground in favor of a ban on the sale of small liquor bottles known as nips. In response to testimony submitted by opponents of the proposal, the bureau said none of the critics disputed the 50-milliliter bottles are “contributing to illegal drinking […]
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Pedestrian dies from injuries following reported hit-and-run in Rockland
ROCKLAND — A 40-year-old Rockport man is being held at the Knox County Jail after police said he was driving drunk Friday evening, when he struck a pedestrian who later died. Jeremy Stone is being held at the jail in Rockland on charges of felony operating under the influence, felony leaving the scene of an […]
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Paris police to hold OUI checkpoint Saturday
PARIS — The Paris Police Department, with assistance from the Oxford Police Department and The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Route 26 in Paris on Saturday, July 26, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. The operation is part of the ongoing initiative, “Drive Sober, Maine!” which is funded by a […]
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Lowe trial to start Wednesday
PARIS — A short time after midnight on Jan. 7, 2012, 18-year-old Kristina Lowe was driving east on Route 219 in West Paris and lost control of her car. She crashed her 10-year-old Subaru into a stand of trees, killing her backseat passengers, Rebecca Mason and Logan Dam. Mason was 16; Dam was 19. Lowe […]
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Maine police out in full force over the holidays
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine police departments are beefing up their patrols over the holiday season in an effort to stymie drunken driving. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said about 70 police departments across the state recently received federal grants to pay overtime for officers who will be on the lookout for drunk […]