Emily covers courts for the Press Herald. Before moving to Maine in March 2022, she spent nearly three years in West Virginia, reporting on the southern coalfields, local and state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Mountain State Spotlight, a nonprofit newsroom. Hailing from the upper Midwest, Emily cut her teeth covering city government for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. When she's not working, Emily's usually reading (and is always on the hunt for good book recommendations).
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Lawmakers consider raising salaries of sexual assault victim advocates
Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland, said the bill would allow the state to raise what it pays victim advocates from $32,000 to $45,000 a year.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
People suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial
More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church’s motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, a move that has put the cases, and the investigative process, on hold.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Judge suspends Maine attorney who faces criminal charges
Scott Fenstermaker was removed from indigent appointments in November. Now, a state judge has ordered his suspension from all cases.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Sister of man killed by police in Falmouth sues officers, alleges excessive force
Christina DiMillo is suing the Town of Falmouth, its police chief and 2 officers, alleging police used excessive force against her brother Daniel when they shot and killed him in October 2021.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
Judge allows case against York County jail guards over Taser use to proceed to trial
Brian Dunnigan is alleging York County Jail officers held him down and used a Taser on him repeatedly during a 2018 arrest, causing severe burns and emotional trauma.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Lawmakers hit the brakes on requiring snow and ice removal from cars and trucks
The bill would no longer require Mainers to clear the snow and ice from their vehicles, instead only imposing a fine if their uncleared cars lead to a crash or injury.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Six new lawsuits against Maine diocese say priest continued to abuse girls after changing parishes
The civil complaints filed Wednesday all allege that the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino abused the plaintiffs, who were 5 to 11 years old at the time, in Lewiston and Portland from 1958 to 1967.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Former Portland ed tech could receive 15 to 30 years for abusing 6-year-old student
Benjamin Conroy’s defense attorneys are requesting he serve 18 years, while prosecutors are pushing for 25 after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an autistic student.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Jury finds that Nappi Distributors did not discriminate against female sales rep
Michele Tourangeau had sued the company for gender discrimination in 2020.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2023
Portland Diocese asks Maine’s highest court to weigh in on childhood sexual abuse law
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to rule on the constitutionality of a 2021 law that allows Mainers with previously expired claims of sexual abuse to sue organizations like the diocese.
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