Articles by Judy Meyer
Maine legislator wants state to reconsider his unemployment claim
LEWISTON, Maine — Last week, on the same day the Sun Journal reported allegations of political pressure being exerted on hearings officers at the Maine Bureau of Unemployment, the first claim to reopen a 2012 case was filed with the state. State Rep. Henry John Bear, who represents the Houlton ...
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Undue political pressure violates process, expert on labor law says
LEWISTON — An expert on unemployment labor law said Wednesday that any undue political pressure exerted on the unemployment appeal hearing process violates the statutory fair hearing process. “The whole premise of the system,” said Rick McHugh, senior staff attorney with the National Employment Law Project in New York, “is ...
Law court upholds Mexico man’s sentence for 2009 Rumford double murder
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a lower court’s criminal sentencing of Eric Hamel, convicted of a 2009 double murder in Rumford. Hamel will serve two full and concurrent 45-year sentences imposed by the Oxford County Superior Court. Hamel, 22, of Mexico pleaded guilty in 2010 ...
Woodstock girl, 5, making remarkable progress recovering from skull fracture suffered in car accident
AUBURN, Maine — On Aug.6, Danika DeMayo was seriously injured in a car accident at the intersection of Route 4 and Lake Shore Drive, joining a long list of people who have been injured at that spot. It’s a day her family will never forget — and an event that ...
Lewiston mayor suggests law to limit out-of-state welfare-seekers
LEWISTON — A meeting between parents and local school officials got ugly Wednesday night when Mayor Robert Macdonald suggested a legislative remedy to discourage “Brockton,” Mass., welfare seekers from moving to Lewiston. The meeting, held at the Geiger Elementary School, was hosted by school officials to get parents’ input on ...
Volunteer firefighter pleads guilty to Mechanic Falls arson
AUBURN, Maine — A former Minot volunteer junior firefighter pleaded guilty Monday to one count of felony arson in connection with a fire at the Loose Caboose Restaurant and Lounge on Maple Street in Mechanic Falls two summers ago. Joshua Michaud, 20, of Mechanic Falls was arrested and charged shortly ...
Turner businessman sentenced to house arrest for sex assault
In addition to the jail time and house arrest, Randall was ordered to undergo counseling and to maintain his financial obligations to his former wife and five children.
Lewiston man pleads guilty to welfare fraud
AUBURN, Maine — Christopher S. Frazer of Lewiston pleaded guilty Monday to welfare fraud and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. He was sentenced to three years in jail, with all but six months suspended, for stealing $3,600 in benefits from Maine’s food stamp program. Appearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court ...
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