FARMINGTON — Two defense lawyers in Franklin County have announced they will no longer be taking on state-appointed sexual-assault cases, in a protest against the state’s compensation rate for public defenders. In a March 6 letter to the Franklin County Courts, Walter Hanstein of Farmington and David Sanders of Livermore Falls said the $50-per-hour rate for […]
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After nearly three decades, the case of Baby Jane Doe still a mystery
FRENCHVILLE — Although a little over 28 years have passed and retired Maine State Police Maj. Charles Love has long since put away his badge and gun, he can still remember the sights and sounds on that December morning after the child he would know only as Baby Jane Doe was born and subsequently abandoned […]
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Boucher, a dedicated family man and coach, honored at new ice arena
AUBURN — That hockey seems like a small world to many people is no surprise. It takes a special breed of person to endure early mornings, late nights, frigid temperatures and countless hours of practice. And when two people of that same breed meet, the bond they form is instantaneous and lasting. Anyone who has […]
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Expecting more of the same with slight changes in the coming new year
The NCAA awarded the Division III National Ice Hockey Championships to Lewiston and the Androscoggin Bank Colisee via Bowdoin College. The Portland Pirates got into a dispute with the Cumberland County Civic Center and the team moved its home slate of game to the Colisee. More tri-county school teams than I can count on two […]
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Boucher, a dedicated family man and coach, honored at new ice arena
AUBURN — That hockey seems like a small world to many people is no surprise. It takes a special breed of person to endure early mornings, late nights, frigid temperatures and countless hours of practice. And when two people of that same breed meet, the bond they form is instantaneous and lasting. Anyone who has […]
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Augusta man faces sex charge out of Colorado
AUGUSTA — A local man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a sex crime that apparently took place in Colorado, police said. Shane Pelletier, 23, was taken into custody at his Augusta apartment around 11:30 a.m., Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. Pelletier faces a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor via […]
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Excavator adds to forestry students’ education
MEXICO — Forestry students at Region 9 School of Applied Technology are learning more skills because there is now an excavator for them to use. Students other than those learning timber harvesting have been drawn to the forestry program because of the machine, instructors David Mason and Mark Beaudoin told the school board Wednesday night. […]
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Sticking up for field hockey
Field hockey evokes sharp emotions. For those who live and breathe the sport, they know how crucial every whistle and every goal is. For those who casually follow the sport, or perhaps even rarely — or never — see it, they wonder what all the whistles mean and wonder if they’ll ever see a goal. […]