Judy Harrison
Courts Reporter
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Fire heavily damages Winterport garage Friday night
WINTERPORT, Maine —- A fire Friday night heavily damaged a two-story, unattached garage at 38 Hackett Road, according to the Winterport fire chief. The state fire marshal’s office has been asked to determine the cause, Chief Thomas Doe said Saturday. “I suspect it’s electrical,” Doe said. No one was injured ...
Massachusetts man accused of selling heroin in men’s bathrooms in Kittery
PORTLAND, Maine — A Massachusetts man accused of selling heroin in men’s bathrooms in Kittery made his first appearance Friday in U.S. District Court. Yeison Saldana, 22, of Haverhill, Mass., is charged with three counts of distribution of a substance containing heroin, according to court documents. He did not enter ...
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Ex-EMCC student acted in self-defense, attorney says after arraignment
BANGOR, Maine — The New York man charged in connection with a fatal stabbing April 9 at the Birch Circle apartments will argue that he acted in self defense, his attorney said Friday after Akeem T. Harris pleaded not guilty to murder at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Harris, 23, of ...
Ex-EMCC student pleads not guilty to murder in fatal stabbing
BANGOR, Maine — The former Eastern Maine Community College student charged in connection with a fatal stabbing April 9 at the Birch Circle apartments on Ohio Street pleaded not guilty to murder Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Akeem T. Harris, 23, of Amityville, N.Y. was taken into custody in ...
Howland teen facing robbery charge indicted for 8 burglaries, theft
BANGOR, Maine — A Howland teenager charged with an April 14 convenience store robbery in Enfield was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury in connection with a series of burglaries last year in northern Penobscot County. Brett R. Doane, 19, was indicted on eight counts each of burglary ...
Skowhegan woman accused of helping brother kill wife in N.H. waives extradition
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A local woman accused of helping her brother kill his ex-wife in New Hampshire waived extradition Wednesday at a hearing in Somerset County Superior Court, according to the district attorney. Michelle D. Corson , 43, has been held without bail at Somerset County Jail in Madison since ...
Ex-EMCC student indicted for murder in April 9 stabbing at Ohio Street apartments
BANGOR, Maine — A former student at Eastern Maine Community College was indicted Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury in connection with a fatal stabbing April 9 at the Birch Circle apartments on Ohio Street. Akeem T. Harris, 23, of Amityville, N.Y., was indicted for murder in the death ...
Pittston man pleads guilty to illegally receiving pay, retirement from railroad
BANGOR, Maine — A Pittston man Tuesday waived indictment and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to theft of government funds. Gerald E. Bailey, 68, admitted that he was paid by one railroad while receiving retirement money from another. That is illegal under the Railroad Retirement Act. A sentencing date ...
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Justice to F. Lee Bailey: Pay $2 million in back taxes to practice law in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine — Except for a pending tax issue, well-known former defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey has the “good character and fitness” to practice law in Maine, according to a Maine Supreme Judicial Court justice. Justice Donald Alexander denied Bailey’s appeal of a decision by the Maine Board of Bar ...
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Carmel man who struck child at St. Joseph Hospital to serve 18 months in prison
BANGOR, Maine — The Carmel man who admitted assaulting a 16-month-old girl in January while she was confined to a car seat in a vehicle parked at St. Joseph Hospital was sentenced Tuesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to four years in prison with all but 18 months suspended. Scott ...
Federal jury finds Swanville man guilty of illegally possessing guns
BANGOR, Maine — A federal jury found a Swanville man guilty on a gun charge Friday after a two-day trial, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. John T. Hines, 46, was convicted of firearm possession by a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, according to a press ...
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Trial begins for man accused of crashing truck into convenience store to steal lottery tickets, cigarettes
BANGOR, Maine — The Penobscot County district attorney called the burglary and theft last summer at a Corinth convenience store where cigarettes and a lottery ticket dispenser were stolen “a brazen crime” in which Michael W. Chapman, 38, participated. The defense attorney for the Sanford man, who is accused of ...
Jury trial begins for Sanford man accused of stealing lottery machine from Corinth store
BANGOR, Maine — The jury trial of a Sanford man who allegedly was part of a quartet that in June ba cked a stolen pickup truck into the front doors of a Corinth convenience store, took cigarettes and a lottery ticket dispenser and later set the truck on fire to ...
Mexican man pleads not guilty to helping run Washington County pot farm
BANGOR, Maine — A fifth man has pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with a marijuana growing operation in Washington County that law enforcement officials have called the largest in the state’s history. Moises Soto, 52, of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to ...
Manager of Waterville Chinese buffet pleads guilty to charges related to employment of unauthorized workers
BANGOR, Maine — The manager of a Chinese buffet-style restaurant in Waterville has waived indictment and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy charges related to the employment of unauthorized workers, according to information available on the court’s Electronic Case Filing System. Mei Juan Zhang, 30, of Fairfield pleaded ...
Episcopal church in Millinocket, Winn to celebrate new ministry
Two northern Penobscot County churches will celebrate Sunday the new ministry of the Rev. Levering B. Sherman, who is serving both parishes. The first half of the service will be held at 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 40 Highland Ave., in Millinocket. The service will conclude at 5:30 ...
Women of the Word conference set for April 26-27 at Peakes
BANGOR, Maine — Women of the Word, a Massachusetts-based ministry dedicated to transforming women into Christ’s image and equipping women to walk biblical truths in their daily lives, will conduct a seminar April 26-27, at Peakes Auditorium at Bangor High School. The theme of the conference, “Behind the Veil,” comes ...
Could ‘North Pond Hermit’ claim squatter’s rights? Not likely, lawyers say
The man known as the “North Pond Hermit” could claim ownership of the section of property he apparently squatted on for 27 years but it is highly unlikely he would be awarded a deed to the land, Maine real estate lawyers agreed this week. The report that the 47-year-old recluse ...
Winslow man to serve 9 years for downloading child pornography
PORTLAND, Maine — A Winslow man was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court to nine years in federal prison on a child pornography charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Jerry Blair III, 60, also was sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $5,250 in restitution ...
Lawyer sets up fund to help pay restitution for ‘North Pond Hermit’
AUGUSTA, Maine — The attorney representing the man known as the “North Pond Hermit” has set up a fund to assist his client in paying what is expected to be “substantial restitution.” Christopher Knight, 47, has been held in Kennebec County Jail in Augusta since his arrest earlier this month ...
More than 500 help with ground search for missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable
Silenced by legislators at budget talks, LePage says Mainers are being played for ‘patsies’
Family of third plane crash victim puts Knox County on notice
Emma Libby, 15, overcomes ruling to win Sport-4 race at Speedway 95
Hampden firm pokes holes in traditional boat mooring, leaving room for lobsters, crabs and other sea life
Jeffrey Nugent says his brother Ted Nugent is wrong on background checks
Maine protects a woman’s right to choose
Funding isn’t everything: Education reform takes innovation, cooperation
Strengthening the schools Maine already has
Marcus Davis wins mixed martial arts main event at NEF VII
Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s
How do I teach my kids it’s not OK to be bullied, even by family?
From a mountaintop…of sorts
Custom guitar played by two members of the Beatles sells for $408,000 at auction