Emily covers courts for the Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in March 2022, she spent nearly three years in West Virginia, reporting on the southern coalfields, local and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom. Hailing from the upper Midwest, Emily cut her teeth covering city government for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. When she's not working, Emily's usually reading (and is always on the hunt for good book recommendations).
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Judge struggles to untangle Popham Beach land dispute
The Tappens claim they own the rights to beachfront land, having bought a deed to it in 2021. The Hills say the deed is worthless because the land was intended for all neighbors to access, and are asking the judge to declare the parcel a ‘common area.’
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
Former York special education teacher settles discrimination lawsuit against district
Michele Figueira had sued the York School Department last summer, alleging officials created a hostile work environment in which she was discriminated against for being gay. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
State urges judge to not add governor, attorney general to indigent defense lawsuit
The ACLU of Maine’s complaint takes aim at Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey for failing to provide constitutionally required attorneys to poor Mainers.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Portland shooting victim’s family, friends gather on his birthday to say goodbye to ‘a part of us’
Raoul Tshiyuka was shot March 2 on St. John Street in Portland. Police have made an arrest but have released few details about what happened.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2024
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to killing domestic partner at York beach
Jury selection was expected to begin Wednesday for the murder trial against Jeffrey Buchannan. Instead, he admitted to killing his girlfriend, Rhonda Pattelena, in 2021.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
Stonehedge, a popular music venue in Gray, burns down
Firefighters arrived in time to save owner Russell Jeffords’ house, but he lost the barn that hosted weddings and concerts, as well as the instruments and sound equipment stored in it.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
ACLU’s updated lawsuit challenges legality of holding unrepresented, jailed Mainers
The governor, the attorney general and other state leaders have been included in the amended complaint and have a week to object to being added as defendants in the lawsuit targeting the state’s indigent defense system.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Judge orders neuropsychological testing for man accused of killing Westbrook couple
Marcel LaGrange, 25, entered an insanity plea last summer after he was charged with shooting Brittney Cockrell and Michael Hayter in front of their children.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
Police say South Portland teen burned Pride flags, joked about school shootings
The new evidence is revealed in a hearing to determine if Tristan Hamilton, 17, should be tried as an adult on a criminal solicitation of murder charge. He is accused of asking another student to help carry out a school shooting in South Portland.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
Suspect in St. John Street shooting held without bail
Abdirahman Mahmoud is accused of killing Raoul Tshiyuka in Portland early Saturday morning but police have not revealed the evidence they have connecting him to the shooting.
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