PARIS — A 21-year old Oxford woman found to be responsible for the deaths of two West Paris teens in a high-speed car crash two years ago will be sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors are asking a judge to order Oxford resident Kristina Lowe to five years behind bars following a jury’s conviction on two counts of […]
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Driver injured in Oxford Casino accident
OXFORD — A Portland man cut his arm when his vehicle flipped onto its side in the Oxford Casino driveway next to Route 26 on Tuesday, police said. According to Oxford police officer Bryce Mason, Michael Colerick, 70, was leaving the parking lot around 4:30 p.m. when he reached for a pair of glasses, jerked […]
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Father: Kristina Lowe said she was driving
PARIS — Kristina Lowe’s father was arrested late Tuesday, charged with contempt of court after he failed to show up to testify at her double manslaughter trial in Oxford County Superior Court. State Police Trooper Adam Fillebrown arrested Earl Lowe, 43, at his home on Mt. Mica Road in South Paris at 9:30 p.m. on […]
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Masonry students create model of high school sign
LIVERMORE FALLS — Students in the Spruce Mountain High School alternative education program and RSU 73 Adult and Community Education have built a brick mock-up of a new high school sign. Masonry instructor Richard Ciarcia, owner of CRC Masonry of Livermore, said the model is 4 by 5 feet. Alternative education teacher Chris Ellingwood said […]
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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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Litchfield GOP committee to hold meet and greet
LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield Republican Committee will host a public meet and greet with candidates at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Town Office, 2400 Hallowell Road. Candidates scheduled to attend are Bruce Poliquin, Sen. Garrett Mason, Randall Greenwood and Timothy McDonald. Poliquin, a businessman and former state treasurer under Gov. Paul LePage, is […]
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Maine Senate rejects constitutional carry; OKs concealed gun permit overhaul
AUGUSTA — A Republican effort to make it legal to carry a concealed handgun without a permit was shot down in the Maine Senate on Friday. The Senate voted 19-14, largely along party lines, to indefinitely postpone the proposed amendment to a bill that would create a statewide database for concealed handgun permits and make […]
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Tribes call foul over Senate vote spree against statewide gaming measures
AUGUSTA — The Senate slammed the door on six bills Thursday night that involved the expansion of casinos and gaming, including three that would have have allowed more gaming opportunities for Maine’s Native American tribes. The other rejected bills would have expanded the use of slot machines for fraternal organizations and harness racing opportunities. R. […]
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Judge denies motions in Lowe manslaughter case; jury trial expected
PARIS — A judge denied several motions to exclude the state’s evidence in the manslaughter trial of a woman charged in a fatal crash in West Paris in 2012, following a hearing in Oxford County Superior Court on Thursday. Kristina Lowe, 20, of West Paris is charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating […]
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With cadre of young leaders, Maine GOP launches youth movement
ROCKLAND — After consecutive thumpings in presidential elections, the Republican Party has a lot of ground to gain with young voters in Maine, and party officials say they know just who should lead the charge to bring more Millennials into the Party of Reagan. The popular narrative holds that in the era of President Barack […]