Richard Murray-Burns was given a sentence amounting to 30 years in prison and it came after he had successfully appealed his initial sentence.
Dylan Tusinski
Staff Writer
Dylan Tusinski is an investigative reporter with the Maine Trust for Local News' quick strike team, where his stories largely focus on money, drugs and government accountability. He has written about international drug trafficking rings, Maine's housing crisis, political polarization and much more. He previously worked for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville from 2023 to 2025. When he's not on the clock, Dylan can often be found at the nearest Grateful Dead cover band show or minor league hockey game.
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Somerset County commissioners seek voter OK to appoint important county post
The register of deeds works to process thousands of documents each year but the county is finding it difficult to find someone to fill the position, which is why they want to make it an appointed position rather than an elected one.
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Three Winslow council seats, one school board position being contested in November election
Several challengers are taking aim at incumbents in town races this election season.
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Thirteen inmates at Somerset County Jail test positive for COVID-19
Two employees of the jail in Madison also tested positive for the virus, and administrators have taken steps to prevent further spread.
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Winslow cancels inaugural Fall Fair due to rainy forecast
The town wants to adopt an annual fall festival to bring families to Fort Halifax Park, but the effort will be pushed off for a year following the decision this week to cancel Saturday’s event.
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Renovation celebration at Waterville’s Beth Israel Synagogue marked by grief, solidarity, joy
Congregants and community members gathered Sunday to offer prayers of remembrance for those affected by the recent attacks on Israel, and celebrate the near completion of more than $1.6 million in improvements to the synagogue at 291 Main St.
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Norridgewock unveils mural celebrating community history
Artist Cary Wendell unveiled Norridgewock’s newest public art piece on the town square on Saturday a four-panel mural designed to tie Norridgewock’s present to its past.
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Winslow investigation finds councilors didn’t violate open meeting law, but gatherings risk a ‘fine line’
The investigation was launched in August after a sitting councilor claimed the council’s chairman was hosting regular meetings outside the public eye.
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Winslow digs into $2.4 million project as part of broader effort to finally curtail flooding
Crews are working along China Road to install larger drainage pipes and conduct other work to alleviate the flooding that has occurred for years at the intersection of China Road and Bay Street.
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Bowman says in Oakland resignation letter that backlash to gender transition prompted her to leave
Ella Bowman resigned this week after nine years as the town manager in Oakland, where she had been on administrative leave, and she says pushback she received for being a transgender woman led to her departure.