Theft, harassment, criminal mischief
October 2012
NH fisherman guilty of assaulting Coast Guard officer
Scott Jellison’s boat was boarded by the Coast Guard after being found in an area closed to civilians.
Man pleads guilty to possession of 19 stolen guns
Roger Briscoe of New Sharon stole the guns and other items from a home in Jay early this year.
Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize
Mo’s work was praised for its “hallucinatoric realism.”
Federal court rejects appeal by ex-Auburn teacher convicted of sex abuse
James Raymond Jr. was convicted in 2010 of transporting a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity and sentenced to 12 years on prison.
W. Gardiner drug theft suspect stabs police dog
RANDOLPH — A former Pittston man who savagely beat a man two years ago is back behind bars after reportedly stabbing a police dog in the neck and threatening sheriff’s deputies with a knife.
Mother of fallen former SEAL asks Romney to stop citing her son
Romney in recent days has been telling voters of a chance encounter with the former SEAL, Glen Doherty, as part of a larger push to show a more personal side and criticize Obama’s foreign policy.
Much of odd weapons cache on plane was permissible
Of items that included a hatchet, a biohazard suit, a collapsible baton, and leg irons, only a smoke grenade fell into a category that is prohibited in checked luggage on a passenger aircraft.
Maine Catholic students to ring bells today
Students and faculty will each have a bell in hand to ring in the start of what Pope Benedict XVI has declared as the Year of Faith.
Peak fall colors arrive in coastal, southern Maine
Rangers are reporting peak color change in all coastal communities from Kittery to Portland, Camden, Bar Harbor and Lubec.