Harold Lee Lamson Jr. pleaded guilty to dozens of charges Wednesday tied to the thefts while he operated four funeral homes in Penobscot and Washington counties.
Morgan Womack
Staff Writer
Morgan covers breaking news and public safety for the Portland Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in 2024, she reported for Michigan State University's student-run publication, as well as the Indianapolis Star and Michigan Public. She's passionate about telling human-centered stories and battling for access to public records. As someone who grew up on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan, Morgan feels at home in Maine's natural scenery.
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US attorney general says she’s pulling ‘nonessential’ funds to Maine prisons over transgender inmate
During an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends,’ Pam Bondi said Maine is not following the Trump administration’s priorities — an apparent reference to an executive order limiting transgender rights.
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Police identify snowboarder who died in Sugarloaf Mountain accident
The medical examiner’s office identified the man as 63-year-old Kendall Willard of Kingfield.
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Maine immigrants, undocumented or not, ‘walking on glass’ as enforcement ramps up
The Trump administration’s focus on detaining and deporting suspected undocumented immigrants, coupled with differing approaches by local law enforcement agencies, has spread fear and uncertainty.
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FBI agents visit Boothbay transfer station
The bureau says it was not a raid and that agents were ‘conducting routine law enforcement activity.’
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Portland police, FBI announce $10,000 reward for Boston man missing since 2006
Miguel Oliveras has been missing for 18 years and was last seen at a club on Riverside Street.
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Maine’s highest court sides with Cumberland cyclist who appealed $151 ticket
Christopher Ray, 62, has been fighting the fine since the Cumberland police chief cited him for riding beside his friend in 2023.
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Jobs for Maine prisoners are shifting online. The state wants to charge for the tech.
Lawmakers have started questioning what the current economy inside Maine’s prisons looks like since the Department of Corrections proposed some new fees for its inmates.
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Deadly police shooting of Belfast man who threatened arson ruled self-defense
Daniel Ryan was shot and killed by Waldo County Sgt. Nicholas Oettinger last year after police said he swung a burning can of gas at them.
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Florida man who died in Bar Harbor hotel collapse was caring dad, grandfather
Mark King, 64, was killed when an overhang at the Bar Harbor Regency Hotel collapsed while he was working on renovations at the property.