LEWISTON — Three people were arrested late Thursday night and charged with trafficking in heroin and crack cocaine. According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the men charged are: * Corinthian Wright, 31, of Long Island, N.Y., charged with unlawful aggravated trafficking in crack cocaine and heroin. He was transported to the Androscoggin County Jail […]
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Canton board sets tax rate higher
CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday evening set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $22.75 per thousand of assessed value, an increase of $1.55. It’s the same increase as in 2013-14, when the rate went up from $19.65 to $21.20. The board lowered most building permits. The cost for new construction permits went from $50 to […]
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Residents to determine 2014-2015 budget, new selectman
BUCKFIELD — Residents will gather at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School to vote on the 2014-15 budget. On Tuesday, June 10, at the municipal building, voters will elect a new selectman. Scott Violette is on the ballot to replace Warren Wright, whose three-year term is up. He is […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Buckfield fire station plan moves forward
BUCKFIELD — The town has advertised for a construction manager to oversee its planned $1 million fire-rescue station, a major step in getting the project underway. At its meeting Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved four recommendations proposed by the Fire-Rescue Building Project Committee, including a building design, contract selection procedure and selection schedule. […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Removing illicit videos, images of Kennebunk Zumba prostitute from Internet ‘all but impossible’
PORTLAND — When Alexis Wright was sentenced five months ago for her role in a high-profile prostitution case in Kennebunk, her attorney said her next challenge would be to track down all the websites illegally profiting from explicit images of Wright. Now, with Wright less than a month from being released early from jail, defense […]
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RSU 9 hires new staff
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors approved hiring several people on Aug. 27 that Superintendent Tom Ward recommended for positions in the 10-town school district. Lynda Szenes was hired as a special education teacher at W.G. Mallett School in Farmington. Diane Pinkham was hired as a half-time third-grade teacher at Mallett. Teacher Keith Martin, who is […]
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Ex-coach goes on trial in Zumba prostitution case
ALFRED (AP) — The business partner of a fitness instructor who used her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution in Maine says he doesn’t remember many details. Mark Strong, an insurance business owner, testified briefly on Monday during the first trial of one of Alexis Wright’s accused clients. Donald Hill, a former Kennebunk High […]
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Ex-coach thought he was dating Zumba prostitute
ALFRED (AP) — The first man to go trial on charges that he patronized a prostitute who worked out of her Zumba dance studio contends he thought he was engaged in a romance. Alexis Wright, the fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to running a prostitution business, doesn’t have to answer questions from prosecutors at the […]
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TV documentary focuses on prostitution scandal
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — A documentary focusing on the prostitution scandal centered at a Zumba fitness studio in Kennebunk, Maine, is set to be broadcast on cable TV. A British production company followed the trials of Mark Strong and Alexis Wright from start to finish, and its one-hour documentary will air Tuesday night on TLC. The […]