1929 – 2015 LEWISTON — Garrett W. Parke Sr., 85, a resident of Auburn, died peacefully on Sunday, May 24, at Montello Manor nursing home, following a long illness. He was born in Trenton, N.J., on Nov. 15, 1929, the son of the late William and Myrtle (Quick) Parke and had been a resident of […]
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Jury finds man guilty of MDI identity-theft murder
ELLSWORTH — After deliberating for 90 minutes late Friday afternoon, a jury found William Morse guilty of murdering a man whose identity and money he stole over the ensuing year. Morse, 45, was accused of shooting 60-year-old Richard Bellittieri in July 2012 and then of spending $180,000 of Bellittieri’s funds over the next 12 months. […]
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Prosecutor: Murder suspect spent $175,000 of victim’s money
ELLSWORTH — As the murder trial of William Morse got underway Wednesday in Hancock County Unified Criminal Court, a prosecutor boiled down Morse’s motive to one word: greed. In his opening statement to the jury, Assistant Attorney General Donald Macomber referred to the Pink Floyd song “Money” and quoted fictional character Gordon Gekko from the […]
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Kazimierz ‘Ski’ Szczepanski
1922 – 2015 TOPSHAM — Kazimierz “Ski” John Szczepanski, 93, of The Highlands, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, with his family by his side. He was born in Trenton, N.J., on Feb. 25, 1922, a son of Adam Szczepanski and Katherine Rogowoki. He attended Trenton schools and earned his GED. In 1942, he […]
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‘It’s like God picked up the Jeep and launched it at the telephone pole’
TRENTON — A man has been taken to an Ellsworth hospital for treatment after a Jeep he was driving crashed into a utility pole on Route 3 early Wednesday morning, resulting in power being disconnected to nearly 1,200 Emera Maine customers, according to officials. The accident occurred around 3:15 a.m. directly in front of the […]
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Man charged with assault in Maine stabbings
TRENTON (AP) — Maine State Police say a man found in the woods with self-inflicted stab wounds has been charged with aggravated assault after a woman who lives with him ran to a neighbor to report she’d been stabbed. Police say 48-year-old James Stanton of Trenton was charged Wednesday morning and was under police guard. […]
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Trenton man pleads not guilty to slaying
ELLSWORTH (AP) — A Maine man police said killed another man, withdrew money from the victim’s bank account, drove the victim’s car and even told some people he was the other man has pleaded not guilty to murder. WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/19O64Dz ) reported that William Morse of Trenton entered his plea Thursday in Hancock County court. […]
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Police say murder suspect posed as the victim
ELLSWORTH — William Morse, the Trenton man accused of killing another Trenton man who last was seen alive a year ago, had been passing himself off as the dead man, according to a police affidavit filed in Hancock County Superior Court. Morse, 43, is accused of killing Richard Bellittieri, 61, who was last seen alive in June […]
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Police charge Trenton man with murder after victim’s body found
DEDHAM, Maine — A Trenton man was arrested and charged with murder Thursday afternoon in connection with the death of another Trenton man who was last seen alive more than a year ago, according to Maine State Police. The body of Richard Bellittieri, 61, was found last Sunday at a property he owned on Goose […]
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Cecchini, Dogs rise to 7-0 win
PORTLAND — Garin Cecchini is one of the fastest-rising prospects in the Boston farm system. On Civil War Night at Hadlock Field, he showed why. Cecchini went 3-for-4, falling a triple short of the cycle, and drove in three runs as the Portland Sea Dogs extended their winning steak to five games with a 7-0 […]