AUBURN — In a stunning reversal, a judge ordered the dismissal of more than a dozen welfare fraud charges against a Lewiston man after prosecutors raised questions about documents possibly forged by state caseworkers. Applications for welfare benefits in the case may have been improperly filled out by several caseworkers at the Maine Department of […]
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Lewiston man pleads not guilty to assaulting girlfriend
AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded not guilty Friday morning in Lewiston District Court to strangling his girlfriend, punching her in the head and fracturing her jaw. Zachariah Hardwick, 26, of 200 Rosedale St. was arrested Dec. 7 on charges of Class B aggravated assault and Class D charges of domestic violence assault and domestic […]
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Greene man pleads not guilty to kidnapping, sexually assaulting 14-year old girl
AUBURN — A Greene man accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 14-year-old autistic girl pleaded not guilty to six charges Friday morning in Lewiston District Court. Travis Therrien, 35, of 411 College St. was arrested in January and charged with kidnapping, two counts of gross sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor, unlawful sexual […]
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Auburn woman pleads guilty to abandoning dog outside of shelter
LEWISTON — An Auburn woman, who police said abandoned a dog outside a local animal shelter that was later struck and killed by a car, received a lifetime ban on the possession of animals Monday morning in Lewiston District Court. Sarah Vye, 22, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. She had […]
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Auburn man pleads guilty to robbing convenience stores on Christmas Day
LEWISTON — An Auburn man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lewiston District Court to robbing convenience stores in Greene and Lewiston on Christmas Day. Tyler Barnard, 25, was arrested Christmas morning, along with Stanley W. Laurinaitis, 27, of Sabattus. They were each charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of theft by unauthorized taking. […]
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Bail set at $50K for Lewiston man charged with operating meth lab
LEWISTON — Bail was set at $50,000 Monday for a Lewiston man arrested Friday night on two charges of operating a methamphetamine lab in Mechanic Falls. James Ludlow, 41, made an initial appearance at Lewiston District Court following Friday’s arrest, and faces two charges of unlawful operation of a methamphetamine lab. Kimberly Lothrop, 25, of […]
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Divorces
Christopher M. Allen of Portland and Wendy A. Allen of Auburn, married June 16, 2007, in Auburn, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother. Kevin Ames Sr. of Lewiston and Juanita Ames of Auburn, married Dec. 4, 2009, in Lewiston, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother. Ricardo Amezcua […]