AUBURN — A judge declared a mistrial on the first day in a case that appeared doomed earlier Monday when a local man accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking tried to fire his lawyer shortly before the trial was to begin. Justice Robert Clifford ended the day — and the short-lived trial — when he granted […]
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking
PARIS — A Massachusetts man who was identified by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency in 2015 as one of the main drug suppliers to multiple dealers in Oxford County was sentenced Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court to 15 years in prison, with all but 12 years suspended. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford said that Del […]
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Sumner man gets additional 3-year sentence for sex crime
PARIS — A Sumner man who was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl had three years added to his sentence Monday afternoon at Oxford County Superior Court. Kevin Ayer, 49, was sentenced Aug. 12 on three counts of gross sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact. […]
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Former Lewiston used car dealer pleads guilty to misdemeanor forgery
AUBURN — A former Lewiston used car dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to five counts of misdemeanor forgery and was ordered to pay $5,000 in fines. Danny Pulkkinen, 61, of Turner, who previously owned U-Turn Auto Sales on Lisbon Street, pleaded guilty to five counts of Class D forgery. The misdemeanor crime is punishable by […]
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Jury awards plaintiff $250,000 in Brownfield shooting incident
PARIS — After deliberating for four hours, an Oxford County Superior Court jury Friday awarded James Walsh, 43, formerly of Brownfield $250,000 for physical and mental injuries after being shot by his neighbor in 2010. The jury also ordered the neighbor, Keith Brain, to pay Walsh’s medical expenses and lost wages. “I think the verdict was […]
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Robert Clifford and Donna Steckino: Important to vote for charter representatives
We are approaching a very important day for the future of Lewiston and Auburn. Tuesday, June 10, is primary Election Day and the political parties will vote to designate their nominees for state and county offices. Also on the ballot is a slate of candidates from Auburn and Lewiston seeking six positions, three from each […]
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Judge denies preliminary injunction on spending cap ordinance
RUMFORD — Oxford County Superior Court ruled Friday that the Rumford Board of Selectmen were not in violation of the town charter when they refused to convene a special town meeting to allow residents to vote on a petition-initiated spending cap ordinance. Justice Robert Clifford said in his decision that the spending cap ordinance proposed […]
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Judge to allow statements, DNA evidence at upcoming attempted murder trial
AUBURN — A judge sided largely with prosecutors on a flurry of motions heard three weeks prior to a Lewiston man’s scheduled trial on aggravated attempted murder and other related charges in the 2011 stabbing of a Lewiston woman in her apartment. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford ruled Monday that statements made to police by Cleveland […]