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Maine man faces charge in child porn
PORTLAND, Maine — A 66-year-old man charged this week with having child porn on his computer is believed to be the first person to face such allegations after being removed from Maine’s sex offender registry, law enforcement officials said Thursday. more
By David Sharp, The Associated Press
| 3/19/10 | 498 views
Man gets 2½ years in 25 break-ins
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — A LaGrange man was sentenced to prison Thursday for 25 break-ins he committed from 2007 to 2009 that involved more than $100,000 in stolen items, including antique vehicles and all-terrain vehicles. more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 3/19/10 | 590 views
Man pleads not guilty in couple’s death
BANGOR, Maine — Nathaneal Nightingale, 31, of Burlington, entered not guilty pleas on Wednesday to two counts of intentional or knowing murder in the shooting deaths of a Webster Plantation couple … more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 3/18/10 | 1821 views
Acquittal in shooting spurs hope, wariness
ROCKLAND, Maine — For Edwin Vance Bunker, the end of his trial means the knot in his stomach has finally come undone. more
By Heather Steeves
BDN Staff | 3/15/10 | 4673 views
Woman admits she destroyed house involved in drug case
SORRENTO, Maine — A woman has admitted in federal court to destroying a house that police seized from her mother in a 2004 drug sting. more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 8041 views
Daughter of slain woman wants killer 'to get life'
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Michael Toby, 54, of Dover-Foxcroft was so down on life that he was suicidal before and up to the day he killed his sister a year and a half ago, his defense attorney said Friday in Piscataquis County Superior Court. more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 3511 views
Anziani in court to face murder charge
BANGOR, Maine — Accused child murderer Edgard Anziani made a brief court appearance Friday morning to formally face charges that he killed his girlfriend’s 15-month-old son last month. The … more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 6091 views
Court upholds wind farm law
The state's highest court on Thursday dealt the Friends of Lincoln Lakes a major legal defeat by reaffirming state approval of a $130 million industrial wind site intended for northern Penobscot County. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 2752 views
Taped interview played during murder suspect's trial
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — Michael Toby told police in a 2008 taped interview that he felt he "was at a point of no return" after he had struck his elder sister over the head repeatedly with a stick, so he then strangled and suffocated her. more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 1778 views
Jury to resume deliberations in lobsterman shooting case
ROCKLAND, Maine — Jury deliberations in the shooting trial of a Matinicus man and his daughter will resume today. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 3441 views
Matinicus lobsterman testifies in own defense
ROCKLAND, Maine — The Matinicus lobsterman charged with shooting a fellow fisherman on the town dock last summer took the stand in his own defense late Wednesday to describe how rising tensions … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 2708 views
Suspect fails to show for trial
ELLSWORTH, Maine — An Old Town man who was supposed to go on trial Monday for allegedly separately stealing and crashing two sport-utility vehicles has had a warrant issued for his arrest. Brent … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 5238 views
Mortgage broker pleads guilty to theft charges
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Surry man has pleaded guilty to felony charges of theft and is expected to be sentenced in Hancock County Superior Court later this month. Eric S. Murphy Jr., 48, is a … more
By Bill Trotter
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 2228 views
Boy testifies about events leading up to shooting
ROCKLAND, Maine — A 13-year-old New Hampshire boy who spends summers on Matinicus testified Wednesday about events leading up to the July 20, 2009, shooting on the town wharf. Edwin Vance … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 2695 views
Case of light cigarettes may return to top court
BANGOR, Maine — A lawsuit over the marketing of light cigarettes could be headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal judge denied a motion to apply facts found in a previous case to the … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 1446 views
Lobsterman shot in neck testifies
ROCKLAND, Maine — The Matinicus lobsterman who was shot in the neck last summer told a Knox County jury Monday that he was angry but unarmed when he got into a confrontation over trap cutting with Edwin Vance Bunker and his daughter Janan Miller on the town dock. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 3230 views
Judge delays ex-prosecutor’s child porn trial
BANGOR, Maine — The federal trial of a former state prosecutor charged with downloading child pornography on his home computer has been delayed while his new attorney familiarizes himself with the case. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 2014 views
Teen's trial status to be decided in manslaughter case
LIMESTONE, Maine — A hearing to determine whether a Limestone teenager will be tried as a juvenile or an adult in connection with the death last April of his 3-month-old daughter will be held April 30, Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson said Monday. more
By Jen Lynds
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 4699 views
Dover-Foxcroft District Court
Dover-Foxcroft District Court Cases Jan. 23- Feb. 26 more
3/8/10 | 1104 views
Bail, release conditions set for alleged bus shooter
BANGOR, Maine — The man accused of shooting a hole through a BAT Community Connector bus Wednesday was in court Friday to face a felony charge of reckless conduct with a firearm. Jason Robinson, … more
By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff | 3/6/10 | 2574 views
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