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
July 10, 2023

Hollis man indicted on manslaughter charge in fatal motorcycle crash

Ernest Dubeau, 39, told police he did not see Richard Bernard, 47, on his motorcycle before he turned left toward Hodgdon Road in Gorham and Bernard crashed into his truck.
Published
July 9, 2023

Maine’s new public defenders aim to close attorney shortage in rural areas

The five-member Rural Defender Unit is representing people in places like Aroostook and Washington counties, where many cannot afford – or find – a lawyer.
Published
July 7, 2023

Alfred man charged with murder in wife’s killing pleads not guilty

James Crow, who was charged with murder in April, has a long history of mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
Published
July 6, 2023

New Maine wrongful death law ties cap on damages to inflation, extends time limit to sue

Gov. Janet Mills allowed the bill to become law Thursday without her signature. Another bill that would have extended the statute of limitations on medical negligence claims failed to get support.
Published
July 4, 2023

New state legal defense director wants to bring young attorneys in to do ‘important work’

Jim Billings took over the reins of the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services last month, joining the agency that is severely struggling to find enough attorneys to represent poor Mainers.
Published
July 3, 2023

Judge denies request to throw out evidence in decade-old murder trial

Zachary Phach, 33, is scheduled to be tried beginning July 17 on a murder charge in the death of Matthew Blanchard in 2012.
Published
June 28, 2023

Maine AG files complaint against Florida woman accused of making racist threats in Kennebunkport

Police say Vicki Lush, 66, called a Korean woman from Massachusetts a ‘foreigner,’ and told her to go back to ‘your country’ before threatening to hit her with a van.
Published
June 26, 2023

Maine legislative agenda could chip away at lawsuit’s gripes against indigent defense system

A lawsuit against the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has been quietly pending for more than a year. And while neither group will talk about its progress, a number of pending bills take aim at fixing the system.
Published
June 20, 2023

Nearly 4 decades after infant died in gravel pit, mother of ‘Baby Jane Doe’ to serve 6 years in prison

Lee Ann Daigle, 59, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but maintains that she thought her baby was stillborn when she gave birth in Frenchville in December 1985.
Published
June 19, 2023

Vinalhaven caretaker ordered to repay $300,000 of $900,000 her family received from German homeowner

A federal jury finds that Angelyn Olson used unrestricted access to Andreas von Hirsch’s accounts to spend more than $4.5 million between 2013 and 2020 to pay herself and care for his property and boat.