A U.S. District Judge ruled Friday that the woman, who says she was sent to seminary retreats in Maine where she was sexually abused as a young girl, will be allowed to sue anonymously.
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.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
National conservative group files civil rights complaint against Portland schools
Parents Defending Education filed a complaint against the district with the U.S. Department of Education over a group for staff members of color.
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Posted inMaine, News
Man who died in Route 1 crash remembered for prison advocacy work
Robert ‘Paco’ Payzant Jr., 55, spent several years as a volunteer hospice worker as a state inmate before joining the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Religion & Values
Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston man dies after Route 1 crash in Woolwich
Robert Payzant Jr., 55, died on the scene while another motorist was transported to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
Posted inMaine, News
Wells man faces 18-count indictment for Times Square attack
The indictment against Trevor Bickford, 19, is expected to be made public on Feb. 1, when he is scheduled to appear before a New York.
Posted inMaine, News
Kennebunk man owes $720,000 in unpaid federal taxes, complaint says
The Department of Justice is asking a judge to enforce several liens against his property to recover more than 10 years’ of income, Medicare and Social Security taxes.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland Diocese challenging 2021 Maine law lifting statute of limitations on childhood abuse claims
Attorneys for the diocese and the 13 plaintiffs suing the church will argue the case before Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon later this month.
Posted inMaine
Westbrook home catches fire Christmas Day
Residents were able to safely leave the building, which experienced minimal damage.
Posted inMaine, News
Storm batters Maine’s coastal communities, causes widespread flooding and outages
There were roughly 255,000 power outages statewide Friday night following a storm that forced water rescues in flooded communities and damaged one of the state’s iconic lighthouses.