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Brunswick student tied to racist graffiti charged with hate crimes

by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

Police in Maryland say Fynn Arthur, a student at Goucher College, admitted to scrawling threatening graffiti in a bathroom on the campus.

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Auburn man follows his father to prison for robbery that ‘terrorized’ victim

by CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

John Michaud II and his father tied up a woman in her home at gunpoint last year, and stole her SUV and motorcycle.

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Former teacher at Freeport school indicted on charges of sexually assaulting student

by JON BOLDUC December 4, 2018December 5, 2018

Derek Michael Boyce, 37, of Woolwich faces 26 counts in all, and court records say he admitted having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl who was in his math class at Pine Tree Academy.

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Balcer sentenced to 40 years in prison for Halloween 2016 slayings of parents in Winthrop

by Betty Adams December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

Andrea Balcer, 20, who pleaded guilty to killing her parents, said she was sorry and asked for forgiveness.

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Officials seize drugs worth $3,000 in Newport arrests

by Meg Robbins December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

MDEA and state police charged three people with trafficking heroin and crack cocaine during a traffic stop Saturday on Interstate 95.

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Hallowell police investigating reported assault on rail trail

by Sam Shepherd December 4, 2018December 4, 2018

Hallowell police said a sharp object was “thrown or discharged” at a man after he spoke with two men late Saturday night.

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Woman gets 2½ years in prison for drug trafficking in central Maine

by Dennis Hoey December 3, 2018December 4, 2018

Melina Snead, 25, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to distribute heroin and crack cocaine between June 2015 and March 2017, the U.S. attorney says.