PORTLAND — A Sanford man charged with emailing sexually explicit videos of children to an undercover federal agent has pleaded guilty. Richard Moulton Jr. entered his plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to a charge of transportation of child pornography. Authorities say the 30-year-old Moulton was arrested following a Feb. 28 email exchange […]
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Sanford, Maine men arrested for trafficking in heroin, crack cocaine
SANFORD — Two Sanford men have been arrested for distributing heroin and crack cocaine throughout Maine’s York County. Police announced Monday that 32-year-old Tommy Lord and 47-year-old Todd Blanchette were charged with aggravated trafficking in drugs. The two men are being held at York County Jail on $50,000 bail each and are scheduled to appear […]
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Mom: Twin infants in Sanford assault case are recovering
SANFORD (AP) — The mother of twin infants in Sanford says the babies are getting better in the wake of their father’s arrest on charges he assaulted them. WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/1sCeAuX ) has reported that the twins’ mother says one baby was taken to an optometrist who determined the child is not blind. The station reported […]
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Trucker acquitted of manslaughter in death of Sanford teen
ALFRED (AP) — A trucking company and driver have been acquitted of manslaughter charges stemming from the death of a 15-year-old boy two years ago in Sanford, Maine. The Journal Tribune (http://bit.ly/1gzjnJb ) said Justice John O’Neil issued his verdict Monday following a four-day trial last week. The judge described the condition of the truck […]
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Masked man robs Sanford store, shoots at clerk
SANFORD (AP) — Police are looking for the person who robbed a Sanford convenience store over the weekend and fired a gunshot at a pursuing employee. Police said a masked man entered the High Street store at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. He showed a gun and made off with some cash. The store clerk followed […]
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Sanford home heavily damaged by kitchen fire
SANFORD (AP) — A fire in Sanford has destroyed a home and killed two dogs. Officials say the blaze broke out in the kitchen of the single-family Putnam Street home just before 1 p.m. Sunday. The resident was not home, but a neighbor called the fire department after spotting smoke. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and […]
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Dirigo Middle School robotics team competes for the first time
DIXFIELD — Gigglebot may not have won many ribbons, but the Dirigo Middle School robotics team learned more than they believed possible when they attended their first competition Saturday in Augusta. “It was interesting to see the growth from the beginning to the end,” team adviser Kim Dailey said. Seven Dirigo Middle School robotic team […]
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Jean Gowen Walden
1935 – 2013 GREENWOOD, Ind. — Jean Gowen Walden, 78, of Greenwood, Ind., transitioned to her eternal home Saturday, Nov. 9, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Springvale on April 24, 1935, the daughter of Fred G. Sr. and Glenna Hobbs Gowen. Jean graduated from Sanford High School and attended Gordon […]
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Police investigate Sanford bank robbery
SANFORD — Police have put out photographs taken from a surveillance camera of a man who robbed a credit union on Saturday morning. The department received a call shortly after 11 a.m. to the report of a robbery in progress at the Ocean Communities Federal Credit Union on Alfred Road. Officers arrived and determined that […]
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Massabesic, Sanford postpone football game due to rumors of violence
WATERBORO — School officials say rumors of violence have prompted them to postpone a football game between Massabesic High School and Sanford High School in Maine. Massabesic High School principal Christian Elkington tells WMTW-TV that the game is being moved from Friday night to 1 p.m. Saturday in Sanford. Sanford is Massabesic’s biggest rival and […]