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Judy Harrison

44℉ A Few Clouds
April 21, 2018
Judy Harrison Latest News | Poll Questions | NEA Poetry Suit | Kenduskeag Stream Race | Maine Legislature

    ‘It’s easy to shut addicts out. Instead, find help’: Dispatcher who heard her son’s overdose call brings message of hope

    Shelly Yankowsky and others whose lives have been impacted by the opioid crisis are coming together in hopes of taking a step toward healing and will gather for an interfaith service for communities impacted by substance abuse at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John Catholic Church, 207 York St. in Bangor. Read More

    Judge orders NEA to allow Portland immigrant to compete in national poetry contest

    Allan Monga, who moved to Maine from Zambia last year, has applied for asylum but has not yet received a green card. He and the school district sued the NEA in U.S. District Court earlier this month for not allowing him to compete at the national level. Read More

    Maine judge questions how banning asylum seeker from poetry contest serves ‘national interest’

    “It’s in the national interest to give the limited resources of the country to permanent legal residents and U.S. citizens,” replied Assistant Attorney General Rachael Westmoreland. Read More

    Maine judge to weigh asylum seeker’s suit over exclusion from national poetry competition

    A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in Portland. Read More

    Maine woman allegedly slit boyfriend’s throat while he slept

    Sonya Dupray, 38, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and aggravated assault. Read More

    U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Maine abortion protester

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of an abortion protester who has been cited for shouting outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland. Read More

    Co-founder of Bangor pride festival dies of ALS

    Jim Martin, 52, of Stillwater was studying social work at the University of Maine when he and two other students organized the Bangor's first gay pride parade in 1992 as a class project on advocacy. Read More

    Lawyers for man whose sex abuse convictions were overturned seek new prosecutor, change of venue

    Eric Bard, 25, of Sidney, who is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl he was babysitting and recording it with his cellphone, pleaded guilty in 2014 to 21 charges. Read More

    State champion poet can’t compete for national title because of immigration status, suit says

    “America is a county of immigrants. If someone works hard and earns something, no barriers should be placed in his or her way. I am the state champion and I should be given an equal opportunity.” Read More

    Memorial Day robber gets 9 years for stickups at bank, Dollar Tree

    A Connecticut man who, with his wife, robbed a Bangor bank and a Dollar Tree last Memorial Day weekend was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison for his role in the crimes, which were motivated by drugs. Read More

    Power of chorus in Mozart’s Mass pins BSO concertgoers to their seats

    A chorus of more than 100 voices Sunday transformed the concert hall in the Collins Center for the Arts into a cathedral when the Bangor Symphony Orchestra performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Read More

    Trump taps Maine Superior Court justice for federal vacancy

    If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Walker would be the U.S. District judge in Bangor. Federal judges are appointed for life. Read More

    Fairfield man found guilty of murdering his wife

    The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for about 40 minutes before announcing they had reached a verdict. Read More

    Fairfield man denies killing, burying wife with wedding ring, perfume, bag of chips

    Tieman spoke haltingly and gave disjointed answers under questioning. Read More

    Father sues Portland school officials for preventing son from playing varsity baseball

    Howard Yee of Falmouth is asking U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen to order school officials to allow PrinceHoward Yee to play “as long as he makes the team and his grades are good enough.” Read More

    Affidavit: Robbery motivated Millinocket home invasion that left one dead, wounded another

    Wayne Lapierre was a licensed medical marijuana grower, who also owned storage facilities, a plowing and excavation company and other businesses in the area, the affidavit said. Read More

    York man charged with sending threatening emails from accounts of local police, officials

    Austin Santoro was released Tuesday on $100,000 unsecured bail with conditions that he live with his parents in York and that his access to the internet is restricted. Read More

    Slain Fairfield woman’s mom testifies daughter’s last words to her were ‘Happy Birthday’

    Luc Tieman is on trial in the shooting death of his wife Valerie Tieman. Read More

    Man accused of torching fire marshal’s car won’t face retrial, DA says

    A Prentiss Township man accused of setting fire to a fire marshal's car in 2011 will not be retried, according to the head prosecutor for Penobscot County. Read More

    Bangor transient charged in deaths of couple found in burning truck

    He is expected to make his first court appearance Monday at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Read More
    • Deaths of two people found in burned truck are homicides, police say
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