AUBURN — A Lewiston sex offender and false accuser of a Syracuse basketball coach is back in prison after admitting in court Tuesday that he used cocaine in June. Zachary Tomaselli, 30, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court, admitting he violated terms of his probation. He was sentenced to nine months and one day in prison. […]
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Eleonore ‘Ellie’ M. Williams
1933 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Eleonore “Ellie” M. Williams, 82, a resident of Livermore, passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, at Edgewood Rehabilitation and Living Center. She was born July 24, 1933, in Offenbach, Germany, the daughter of Konrad Loesel and Maria (Wittman) Loesel. She attended school in Germany. Ellie was a nanny in Syracuse, N.Y., […]
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James D. Riordan
1924 – 2015 WESTBROOK — James D. Riordan, 90, a resident of Avita of Stroudwater, Westbrook, formerly of Rumford, died on Wednesday, May 27. He was born in Livermore Falls on Aug. 14, 1924, the second of nine children to George and Serena Riordan. He graduated from Livermore Falls High School and attended Farmington Normal […]
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Boxer Tomas Smith drops pounds, lands collegiate title along the way
When Tomas Smith decided to take a shot at losing weight, he put on the gloves, dropped the pounds and developed a passion for boxing that earned him a collegiate heavyweight title. Smith’s goal to shed the fat and get in shape began when a high school friend brought Smith, who weighed in at a […]
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Syracuse coach dropping lawsuit
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine is dropping his defamation lawsuit against ESPN, his lawyers said Tuesday. Fine sued over broadcasts aired by ESPN with claims by two former ball boys that Fine molested them more than two decades ago. Fine was fired in November 2011, days after the broadcasts. […]