Under a plan that must still be reviewed by the Public Utilities Commission, Central Maine Power’s rates for distributing electricity would be stepped up over 3 years.
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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Feds seek sentence of over 15 years for Jan. 6 rioter Kyle Fitzsimons of Maine
Prosecutors call the Lebanon man, who will be sentenced on June 13, ‘one of the most violent and aggressive participants’ in the insurrection.
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Naturalization ceremony welcomes 23 new Mainers
The new U.S. citizens took an oath of allegiance to their new country during a ceremony at the South Portland U.S. Citizens and Immigration Service field office.
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Lawmakers consider bill to remove criminal statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse
The measure would remove time limits to prosecute childhood sexual abuse cases, but wouldn’t apply retroactively. Opponents say the proposal interferes with important safeguards for the accused.
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Perry woman pleads guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 25 years
Danielle Wheeler will serve 25 years for the death of her ex-boyfriend, Jason ‘Cowboy’ Aubuchon.
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For these Maine inmates, parole debate isn’t hypothetical
Some members of the Maine State Prison Debate team are at the heart of stalled legislative efforts to reinstate parole in Maine for the first time in more than 40 years. Many crime victims say the parole process is too traumatizing.
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Dennis Dechaine seeking new trial after DNA revelations
New DNA testing excluded Dechaine’s profile from some of the key evidence seized at the scene of Sarah Cherry’s murder 34 years ago.
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Former Portland ed tech sentenced to 22 years for sexually abusing student
Benjamin Conroy, 34, took responsibility for the crime at his sentencing Monday, saying he was “tortured” by the harm he caused.
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Former Portland teacher met with student while under investigation for child pornography
Travis McCutcheon, 53, has been a teacher in several Maine districts since 1992. He was most recently working in a special education program at Portland schools until February.
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Eliot Cutler returns to court, pleads guilty to child porn charges
More than a year after the former gubernatorial candidate was charged with 4 counts of possessing sexually explicit images and videos of children, he entered a guilty plea Thursday and will spend 9 months in jail.