Emily Allen

Staff Writer

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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Published
August 25, 2023

Prosecutors to appeal judge’s decision to vacate Portland man’s manslaughter conviction

Mark Cardilli Jr., who admitted to shooting his sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Isahak Muse, in 2019, was freed on $20,000 cash bail Friday and will get a new trial if the state’s appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is rejected.
Published
August 23, 2023

Maine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi

Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 in the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed more than 480 times at her apartment in Pleasant Point.
Published
August 21, 2023

Maine AG obtains civil rights injunction against man convicted of threatening Black women

The action was levied against Alishah Sayed, 28, after he completed a sentence in the criminal case.
Published
August 16, 2023

Frustrated mother says state failed to protect her baby

Reginald Melvin, 30, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday. A state watchdog will now review how Child Protective Services dealt with Melvin before his son died in 2021.
Published
August 15, 2023

‘Jaws of life’ used to free woman trapped between vehicles in crash at Yarmouth Hannaford

The woman was brought to Maine Medical Center and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
Published
August 14, 2023

Maine Catholic Diocese faces 6 more childhood sexual abuse claims

The newest complaints allege the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland knew about the abuse, which occurred between 1954 and 1988.
Published
August 14, 2023

South Portland woman accused of stealing half a million dollars from dentist who employed her

Theresa York, 59, is expected to plead guilty to theft charges at the end of the month after she was accused of stealing from her former friend and employer, Pamela Anzelc.
Published
August 10, 2023

Milo man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 1-month-old

Under a plea agreement, Reginald Melvin will likely serve 25 years of a 30-year sentence for the death of his son, Sylus.
Published
August 9, 2023

Judge dismisses case against secretary of state, police and towing companies

The attorney who filed the lawsuit on behalf of 3 clients in February is still suspended from practicing law in Maine. The plaintiffs didn’t meet a July deadline to say if they wanted to find a new attorney.
Published
August 8, 2023

Widow of former U.S. Senate candidate sues campaign manager over crypto investment

Max Linn made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. His widow says his campaign manager conned him out of more than $225,000 before Linn died in December 2021.