Kennebunkport restaurateur gets prison for tax evasion, fraud

Brian Bartley pleads guilty and is also ordered to pay $87,365 in restitution.

K’bunk officer involved in fatal shooting placed on leave

On March 27, Joshua Morneau and another officer responded to a domestic disturbance call and Morneau fatally shot 39-year-old Katherine Paulson.

New trial sought based on juror confusion

After the trial a juror told the judge the meaning of ‘unanimous’ wasn’t clear.

Death of missing Saco man ruled a suicide

SACO —  A missing man whose body was discovered a half-mile from his home committed suicide, according to the state Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death for Christopher Noonan, 26, was complications from bupropion poisoning. Bupropion is an anti-depressant and is also used as a smoking cessation aid. Noonan was reported missing in November. […]

Double-murder suspect makes court appearance

Joel Hayden did not enter any pleas to charges in the fatal shooting of the mother of his children and a longtime friend.

911 call: ‘My boyfriend just shot me’

Renee Sandora later died from her wounds, as did a friend of the suspect, who is charged with murdering them in front of a 7-year-old child.

Hayden charged with murder in New Gloucester shootings

2:15 p.m. PORTLAND — Maine State Police have charged Joel Hayden with two counts of murder in connection with a shooting in New Gloucester. Hayden, 29, is suspected of killing 27-year-old Renee Sandora of New Gloucester and 28-year-old Trevor Mills of New Bedford, Mass., on Monday. Sandora is the mother of Hayden’s children and Mills is […]

Traffic stop turns into chase after deputy spots pot and pipe in car

WATERBORO — A Waterboro man crashed his car last night after leading a deputy on a chase from Lyman, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Darren Cyr pulled over 18-year-old Jeremy Sterling on South Waterboro Road in Lyman. The deputy had received a report of a potentially impaired driver in the area and had […]

Victim described as dedicated mom, volunteer

Update: Joel Hayden was arrested and charged with murder in the shootings of the mother of his children and a longtime friend, police say.

Trevor Mills, 28, of New Bedford, Mass., died overnight, police said. Renee Sandora, 27, a mother of four young children, died Tuesday, a day after being shot at her New Gloucester home.

Hollis intersection defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti

HOLLIS — The intersection of Route 117 and Plains Road was hit with anti-Semitic graffiti overnight. A gas station building, the road itself and a Poland Spring bottling plant directional sign were defaced with swastikas, anti-Semitic phrases and vulgar drawings. The York County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, according to Maj. William King. No arrests have been […]