Benjamin Conroy, who had served 2 years of a 22-year sentence, died Monday in a federal prison in New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons didn’t give a cause of death.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Cornish man sues pharmacies, hospital after his wife died because she couldn’t get life-saving medication
Stephen Jenkins said his wife went 4 days without her prescribed blood-thinners after her doctor and pharmacists failed to communicate.
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Defense lawyers ask to introduce new suspects in Deering Oaks murder case
Amin Awies Mohamed has denied killing Walter Omal on Sept. 7, 2022. His trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 28.
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‘I don’t want this to happen to any other family:’ Why Lewiston shooting victims are preparing to sue
Lawyers for survivors and those who lost family in the Lewiston mass shooting say the Army failed to uphold several promises and obligations when it released Robert Card to the community without addressing his change in behavior or taking his firearms.
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Lewiston victims, survivors threaten to sue Army over ‘failure’ to prevent mass shooting
Lawyers for 100 survivors and victims’ family members say they’ve notified the Department of Defense and the Army that they intend to sue. The government has 6 months to investigate their claims before they head to court.
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Maine’s high court hears oral arguments in beach access case
The potentially landmark lawsuit centers on public access to Moody Beach in Wells, but it also captures growing statewide tension between private property rights and the public’s right to access Maine’s beaches.
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Maine high court considers eligibility for immunity under Good Samaritan law
The justices will determine if Billy Beaulieu shouldn’t be charged with OUI because a woman asked police to check in on him after he had been pulled over for more than 2 hours on the interstate in Brunswick.
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Hancock County probate court finds temporary help after judge suspended
After probate Judge William Blaisdell was suspended by Maine’s highest court for four months, the registrar of probate arranged for elected judges from other counties to fill in on weekly hearings.
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UMaine system reissues call for bids to purchase Hutchinson Center
The school rescinded an offer earlier this year to sell the Belfast facility to a local evangelical church over a technical issue.
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How rockweed harvesting got tied up in a lawsuit over public beach access
The sprawling lawsuit against several private landowners also asks Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court to consider declaring rockweed a public resource, that can be collected even on privately owned intertidal land.