Attorneys for Susan Kochanowski asked a judge to grant her bail, saying a police affidavit relies too heavily on her inconsistent statements.
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.
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State, ACLU say new settlement on indigent legal representation offers more immediate relief
The proposal lays out a four-year plan for more oversight and data collection, but it’s not clear that it contains the emergency relief for deprived defendants sought by the Maine judge who must approve the deal.
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Maine soon could reach another settlement on legal defense for its poorest residents
A judge rejected the first attempt at a deal between the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services and the ACLU of Maine.
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Mainers with ties to Israel, Palestine relieved by short cease-fire but anxious for future
They welcome the start of a four-day halt in the fighting but grieve for those abroad and worry about hateful rhetoric at home.
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Power outages fluctuate Wednesday after rainy, windy morning
Central Maine Power reported outages in Cumberland, York and Lincoln counties Wednesday morning.
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Police identify human remains found in Ellsworth
The body was identified as Anson Snowdeal, 43, who was last seen leaving a family member’s property in February 2022.
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Winner of $1.35 billion jackpot in Maine files lawsuit in effort to protect his identity
The man, who purchased the winning Mega Millions ticket at a Lebanon gas station, is suing the mother of his child, accusing her of violating a nondisclosure agreement and compromising his anonymity.
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‘It’s incredibly stressful’: Aroostook defendants say weeks spent without attorneys makes defense impossible
Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Wayne Douglas must decide whether a lack of attorneys for criminal defendants who can’t afford their own lawyer is a constitutional violation, or just a hinderance to their cases.
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Police identify women killed in 2 weekend crashes in Scarborough
Megan M. Plowden, of Abbeville, Louisiana, died Sunday morning after crashing on Payne Road, less than a day after Sarah B. Harford, of West Enfield, died in a similar crash on the same street.
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Bar Harbor man settles lawsuit over arrest outside home of conservative activist Leonard Leo
Eli Durand-McDonnell sued 2 local officers in July, a year after he says they arrested him at Leo’s request and violated his First Amendment rights.