LEWISTON — Dana Craney Jr., a man charged in the death of his grandmother in Wilton, is also the son of a man who was convicted of murder in 1993. In 1990, the gunshot-riddled body of Leon Michaud, a 73-year-old used furniture dealer and auctioneer, was found in a culvert off a rural Auburn road by […]
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Richmond body: Gardiner man charged in dad’s murder
GARDINER — The son of a 56-year-old Gardiner man whose remains were found in Richmond on Monday morning has been charged with murder in connection with his death. Maine State Police late Tuesday afternoon charged Leroy Smith III, 24, with murdering his father, Leroy Smith II, Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public […]
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Glenburn family upset after 13-year-old girl, older sister turned away from father-daughter dance
GLENBURN, Maine — Controversy erupted in Glenburn after a 13-year-old girl and her older sister were turned away from the “Butterfly Kisses” father-daughter dance on Friday night. The squabble has both sides questioning whether the concept of the father-daughter or mother-son dance is exclusionary and outdated in a time when fewer and fewer families have […]
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Auburn woman inundated with offers to help scatter son’s ashes
AUBURN — After sharing her story of guilt and loss following the suicide of her oldest son, Hallie Twomey has been inundated with offers. “I am honored to be able to help in Scattering CJ next week while I’m in Phoenix.” “I live in Poole, Dorset, in the UK. It’s a beautiful seaside town situated […]
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After dad makes impassioned speech, son withdraws guilty plea for assaulting him
ROCKLAND — A 21-year-old Rockland man who is accused of assaulting his father with a hammer last month withdrew his guilty plea Tuesday after his dad told the judge that he did not want his son to go to prison. Gabriel P. Grover had agreed Monday in Knox County Superior Court to plead guilty to […]