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 8, 2023

North Berwick crash victim remembered as lover of outdoors, friend to many

Ryan Sullivan, 31, was found dead after a motorcycle crash in South Berwick last month. Police still don’t know what caused it.
Published
August 7, 2023

Aroostook County mother sentenced to 4 years for toddler’s overdose death

Mariah Dobbins, 29, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month in the 2022 death of her 1-year-old son, Jaden Raymond.
Published
August 5, 2023

This family has had access to Popham Beach since the 1940s. Now their neighbors are suing them.

The Tappen family says they bought the rights to 3.5 acres of sandy beachfront on Popham Beach. The Hill family disagrees, saying it’s always been described as ‘common land’ in subdivision plans.
Published
July 31, 2023

Old Orchard Beach company defends marijuana referendum challenged by competitor’s lawsuit

After one cannabis company sued Old Orchard Beach earlier in July, alleging new rules unfairly benefit its competitors, a second company is intervening to defend the new licensing laws it wrote.
Published
July 31, 2023

Martin’s Point Health Care to pay $22 million to settle Medicare fraud claims

An agreement announced Monday, the largest Medicare fraud settlement in state history, includes a $3.8 million payment to a whistleblower who sued Martin’s Point in 2018 alleging that it was miscoding the health conditions of Medicare Advantage patients.
Published
July 30, 2023

Dismissal of charges against a former Wells pastor comes as a shock to ex-neighbors and parishioners

Peter Leon, 72, was charged in 2017 for allegedly exploiting a 66-year-old woman he met volunteering as a pastor for a nursing home. But prosecutors said earlier this month that all the charges would be dropped.
Published
July 28, 2023

Water main break, Biddeford Connector construction cause heavy traffic along Route 111

Biddeford is experiencing heavy traffic after closures on Route 111 and the Biddeford Connector.
Published
July 27, 2023

Man convicted of 1994 murder argues DNA analysis casts doubt on guilt

Foster Bates, 55, has denied killing Tammy Dickson for nearly 30 years. Now a judge will decide whether evidence his attorney presented during a post-conviction review warrants a new trial.
Published
July 26, 2023

Changing testimony complicates man’s plea for a new trial in 1994 murder

Foster Bates was convicted in 2001 of killing Tammy Dickson, his neighbor and babysitter. But Bates has maintained his innocence in the slaying and hopes new witnesses and evidence will get him a new trial.
Published
July 24, 2023

Maine detective sues gun-maker, says he was shot by his holstered service weapon

Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputy David Cole says he is one of many law enforcement officers and civilians injured by a defective handgun sold by New Hampshire gun-maker Sig Sauer.