LUNENBURG, Mass. — Kevin B. Newell, age 67, of Lunenburg, Mass., formerly of Livermore Falls, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, Sept. 1, supported his by family. Kevin was born Feb. 19, 1952, to the late Walter and Blanche (Benedetto) Newell and grew up in Livermore Falls with a brother, Brian Newell, and two […]
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John Roger Decoster
LAKELAND, Fla. — John Roger Decoster, 81, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 29, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House after a brief illness with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. John Roger Decoster
Temple man sentenced for assaulting father
FARMINGTON — A Temple man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for assaulting his father at his home on Cummings Hill Road in Temple. Brian R. Mackin, 27, pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault Monday in Franklin County Superior Court. Charges of aggravated criminal trespass, terrorizing and violating condition of release […]
Man charged in Wilton slaying is the son of a convicted killer
LEWISTON — Dana Craney Jr., a man charged in the death of his grandmother in Wilton, is also the son of a man who was convicted of murder in 1993. In 1990, the gunshot-riddled body of Leon Michaud, a 73-year-old used furniture dealer and auctioneer, was found in a culvert off a rural Auburn road by […]
Richmond body: Gardiner man charged in dad’s murder
GARDINER — The son of a 56-year-old Gardiner man whose remains were found in Richmond on Monday morning has been charged with murder in connection with his death. Maine State Police late Tuesday afternoon charged Leroy Smith III, 24, with murdering his father, Leroy Smith II, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public […]
Glenburn family upset after 13-year-old girl, older sister turned away from father-daughter dance
GLENBURN, Maine — Controversy erupted in Glenburn after a 13-year-old girl and her older sister were turned away from the “Butterfly Kisses” father-daughter dance on Friday night. The squabble has both sides questioning whether the concept of the father-daughter or mother-son dance is exclusionary and outdated in a time when fewer and fewer families have […]
After dad makes impassioned speech, son withdraws guilty plea for assaulting him
ROCKLAND — A 21-year-old Rockland man who is accused of assaulting his father with a hammer last month withdrew his guilty plea Tuesday after his dad told the judge that he did not want his son to go to prison. Gabriel P. Grover had agreed Monday in Knox County Superior Court to plead guilty to […]
Missing Waterville toddler’s dad faces assault charge
PORTLAND (AP) — The father of a missing Maine toddler whose disappearance drew national attention is facing a charge of domestic violence assault. WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/18gjmEs ) reports that Justin DiPietro was arrested shortly after midnight July 7 after police were called to a home on Spring Street in Portland. Police did not release information about […]