Jamie “Booger” Betances, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge John A. Woodcock.
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Storm causes outages along the coast, but minimal impact in central Maine
Augusta records 25-mile-per-hour winds and less than inch of rain, while along the coast nearly 3 inches of rain was measured and gusts were recorded up to 62 miles per hour.
Newport man pleads guilty to theft of firearm
Adam Shawley, 33, of Newport, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Waterville council OKs funding for two used ambulances
Councilors decided Tuesday night to spend up to $131,000 for the ambulances as a first step in a Fire Department plan to transport patients to hospitals.
Waterville Council approves equipment purchases
The City Council also voted Tuesday to refer to the Planning Board for public hearing and recommendation a request to rezone 68 Western Ave. so People’s Salon & Spa can move there.
East Pittston main breaks prompts boil-water order
A break Saturday evening and a second in the early hours of Sunday mean that the 20 households in the East Pittston Water District have to boil their water until they get the all-clear.
Augusta considers filling vacant landfill overseer position
Hatch Hill oversight position has been vacant since the former job-holder was promoted to public works director in 2011.
Investigators unable to pinpont cause of Winslow fire
Investigators have interviewed approximately 25 people who were in or near the building at the time of the fire including employees, customers and the pavers who were paving on the property.
Bees — about 80,000 of them — removed from building at Stevens Commons in Hallowell
Beekeeper Larry Davis said the large beehive found between the walls of the Erskine building took about three days to fully extract.
Rally marks Indigenous Peoples Day in Waterville
Maulian Dana, the Penobscot Nation Tribal Ambassador, spoke about the triumphs that indigenous peoples have made in the past year.