JAY — A Texas teenager is accused of burglarizing a home on Knoll Circle in Jay and stealing a large amount of cash while the homeowners were away on vacation in April 2015, Detective Michael Mejia said Wednesday. The teenager, of Sweeny, Texas, formerly of Jay, was 17 at the time the burglary occurred, Mejia […]
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Barbara Varney Randall
1925 – 2015 LEWISTON — Barbara Varney Randall, 89, a well-known resident of Auburn, died Sunday evening, Nov. 22, at d’Youville Pavilion. She was born in Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 4, 1925, the daughter of Ross H. and Charlotte (Smith) Varney. Educated in local schools, she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1942 and from […]
Farmington community in shock, mourning over Texas slayings
Coverage: Texas man charged with six counts of murder | Warrant: Texas murder suspect was drinking with Johnson family | 2 former Farmington residents among 6 killed in Texas FARMINGTON — People in the area were in shock and mourning Tuesday after learning that two former residents, Carl Johnson and his daughter, Hannah Johnson, and four other people — […]
Elinor H. ‘Ellie’ Brockway
1928 – 2015 AUBURN — Elinor Hansen “Ellie” Brockway passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Sept. 22, at The Hospice House in Auburn. She was born on Oct. 20, 1928, in Lewiston to Rigmor Hornbak Hansen and Magnus Christian Hansen. Ellie graduated from Edward Little High School in 1946. She attended and graduated from the University of […]
Texas football players say coach told them to hit referee
DALLAS — Two Texas high school football players say a coach told them to strike a referee during a game because of missed calls that had hurt the team. During an appearance Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning, America,” the players for Jay High School in San Antonio also repeated earlier claims that the ref had […]
Texas police say Muslim teen’s homemade clock not a bomb hoax
IRVING, Texas — A Muslim teenager detained by police after a teacher at his North Texas high school decided that a homemade clock he proudly brought to class looked like a bomb will not face criminal charges, a police chief said Wednesday. Ahmed Mohamed will not be charged with possessing a hoax bomb because there’s […]
Transient couple found guilty of Rangeley charges
FARMINGTON — A transient couple was sentenced Friday to 10 days in jail after they pleaded no contest to stealing a truck in Texas and driving to Maine with suspended licenses, according to court documents. Rangeley police arrested Charles K. Santo, 48, and Deanna M. Holden, 44, on Thursday. Judge Lance Walker found Santo guilty […]
Transients arrested in Rangeley on Texas warrants
RANGELEY — Two transients accused of stealing a vehicle in Texas and driving cross-country with suspended licenses were arrested outside a Main Street motel early Thursday. Charles K. Santo, 48, was charged with misdemeanors of operating without a license and theft of a motor vehicle, officer Brad Scovil said. Deanna M. Holden, 44, was charged with […]
Stephen ‘Steve’ Hughes
1958 – 2015 MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Stephen “Steve” R. Hughes, 57, formerly of Augusta, died Sunday, July 5, following a courageous battle against Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. His wife, Penney, was at his side. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 25, 1958, a son of Raphael and Joan (Brehm) Hughes. He grew up […]
Texas flooding roundup: Police say dam is safe from breaking
10:45 a.m. Police say the threat of a dam southwest of Dallas breaking has passed. Midlothian police Capt. John Spann said late Wednesday morning that water was still coming over the earthen dam at Padera Lake, near Midlothian, but that the volume had decreased. The area has experienced days of heavy rain. Emergency personnel planned […]