GREENE — A Winthrop funeral home employee transporting a body to the funeral home was killed Monday evening when the van he was driving was struck from behind by an SUV on Route 202. Richard Charest, 59, of Winthrop, an employee of Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home in Winthrop, died at the scene at about […]
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Poland man says stabbing was self-defense
LEWISTON — A Poland man accused of stabbing his uncle remained in jail Monday in lieu of $40,000 after appearing in court and claiming he acted in self-defense. Phillip Audet, 29, was in 8th District Court Monday afternoon. He was arrested Sunday evening and charged with elevated aggravated assault and violating condition of release. He […]
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Lewiston man charged in last year’s downtown fires to serve up to seven years
AUBURN — A Lewiston man pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of arson and agreed to serve up to seven years in prison for setting fires that burned several Lewiston apartment buildings last year. Brian Morin, 30, is one of the two remaining defendants charged in a spate of downtown fires. He was charged with […]
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Lewiston arson suspect ordered for psych exam for third time
AUBURN — A judge has ordered a Lewiston man charged with arson in Lewiston fires last spring to Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta a third time for a psychological evaluation. Brian Morin, 30, of 35 Jefferson St. is at Androscoggin County Jail awaiting a bed at the state hospital for observation and treatment. Morin’s attorney, […]