LEWISTON — Angela Marie Ridley, 34, formerly of Lisbon Falls and now of Lewiston, died at Central Maine Medical Center because of a drug overdose Wednesday, May 16. Angela was born April 22, 1984, in Lewiston, the daughter of Kevin Ridley and Carol Merrill. She attended local schools, graduating from St. Dominic’s High School in the […]
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Springer's customers may get $1 million in refunds for Christmas Day snowstorm
PORTLAND — More than 400 people might get a belated Christmas present from Springer’s Jewelers. For 11 years, the company has been running a “Let it Snow” promotion around the holidays. If 6 inches of snow falls at the company’s Portsmouth, New Hampshire, store on Christmas Day, all in-store purchases of jewelry at the company’s […]
Jewelry, cash taken from Livermore Falls residence
LIVERMORE FALLS — Jewelry and cash were stolen from a home on Campground Road between Monday and 7:47 p.m. Wednesday when the burglary was discovered, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Thursday. Officer Stephen Allen responded to the scene in East Livermore. There was forced entry through a back door, Steward said. A safe was […]
Police: Woodstock suspects confessed to burglaries
PARIS — Two Oxford County suspects charged in a burglary spree that terrorized several small communities for weeks confessed to stealing from 11 homes, according to a police affidavit. Oxford County Sheriff’s Detective Joshua Wyman wrote that police became suspicious of the suspects, Ashley Howard, 20, of Bryant Pond, and Corey Douzart, 32, of Gilead, after […]
New Sharon man pleads guilty to stealing jewelry, cash from Wilton home
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing jewelry and cash from a Wilton home in April. Sentencing was deferred for two years in an agreement that requires Brian J. Durrell, 18, to complete certain criteria by Oct. 28, 2016, when he is scheduled to appear in court. Durrell, 18, and a […]
Jay man pleads guilty in theft case; sentencing delayed for two years
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing a gun, jewelry and a chain saw from a Wilton residence earlier this year. Corey Shaw, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft in Franklin County Superior Court. He initially faced an additional felony charge of burglary but that was dismissed in a […]