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    March 19, 2010

    Gorham man gets 30 days for child porn

    Ronald Meserve, 63, pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor charges at Cumberland County Superior Court.

  • Published
    March 8, 2010

    The gilded vane sails once again

    (Originally posted 1/4/2007) Seth Amoroso tightened the final strap that would carry the gilded copper weather vane back to its perch atop City Hall in Portland. The construction superintendent then nodded at Jeremy Kilbreth and Jim Cormier, who were standing in a steel basket, about to ride 170 feet into the sky. ”I think we’re […]

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    March 6, 2010
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    A matter of degrees: Love it or hate it, winter’s not up to snuff

    PORTLAND – Doug Roy would rather be ice skating on the pond at Deering Oaks, enjoying the last part of what he hoped would be a long, snowy winter. Instead, he’s shooting hoops on the park’s basketball courts, dressed in shorts and a baggy gray sweat shirt. There are ducks, not ice, on the pond, […]

  • Published
    March 4, 2010

    For robbery and ‘torture,’ attacker gets 21-year term

    The victim of Ephriam Bennett’s violent assault is losing his home and still dealing with the trauma.

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    March 4, 2010

    Man, 28, gets four years in fatal OUI

    Matthew Doucette of Portland crashed at about 100 mph, killing his passenger on July 12.

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    March 4, 2010

    Welfare cheat redeems self, gets leniency

    A woman who collected $77,000 impresses the prosecutor and judge by repaying $22,000 so far.

  • Published
    March 2, 2010

    Ex-fireman admits he grew pot in Bridgton

    Sean Berte of Boston faces up to 30 years in prison and a $2 million fine.

  • Published
    February 25, 2010

    Analyses by two experts offer hope to Dechaine

    Lawyers for the convicted killer say new opinions on the time of death back his bid for a new trial.

  • Published
    February 25, 2010

    Fire victim’s family sues property owner, says cabin was unsafe

    PORTLAND – The family of a 19-year-old Raymond man has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the owner of a cabin that burned down two years ago near the Sunday River ski resort. Zachary Smith died in the early morning fire on Feb. 22, 2008. He and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Emily Sandberg of Cape Elizabeth, were […]

  • Published
    February 23, 2010

    Three charged with running drugs into Maine

    The out-of-state men were running cocaine and heroin to customers in Maine, DEA officials say.