Marie Weidmayer

East Lansing

Crime and Justice Reporter at Bangor Daily News

Crime and Justice Reporter @bangordailynews | Michigander in Maine | Always looking for good bookstores, coffee and Creole food

Articles

Hermon school district blocks quadriplegic teen’s nurse from classes

3 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

A quadriplegic high school student can’t have one of her nurses at school with her because the superintendent says it violates state law. Natalia Scovil was accidentally shot in the neck at 3 years old, leaving her paralyzed. The family has hired multiple nurses to provide the 24/7 medical care she requires. Three nurses attend school with Natalia, 14, on various days, her mother Joline Scovil said. One nurse, Haily Keezer, is a member of the Hermon School Committee.
UMaine graduates more than 3,200 students in weekend ceremonies

3 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

More than 3,200 students graduated from the University of Maine this weekend, including a record number earning advanced degrees. Thousands of family and friends crowded into the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Saturday and Sunday. It was the first time UMaine’s commencement was held off campus, because of the ongoing renovations at Alfond Arena. A total of 779 master’s and doctoral students received degrees, a record high in the flagship university’s 160-year history.
Old Town expects to cut 17 positions to prevent a larger tax hike

6 days ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

Old Town residents will likely see property taxes increase, but not by the original estimate of 38 percent, and services may fall off. The city is scrambling to balance the July 2025 to June 2026 fiscal year budget as it deals with a $1.5 million loss of tax revenue following the closure of the ND Paper mill. The state is helping offset the budget deficit, but it will not cover the full gap.
Judge: Brewer schools policy didn’t apply to Shawn McBreairty’s post about transgender teen

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

Brewer School Department policy did not apply to a post targeting a transgender student published by Shawn McBreairty, a U.S. District Court judge said. McBreairty published an article in February 2024 that was in part about a transgender student using the girls bathroom. It included a picture of the student, who was fully clothed in the bathroom. The school department’s lawyer sent McBreairty an email that alluded to taking legal action if he did not remove the post.
Guatemalan man arrested in Bangor on charge of entering US illegally

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

A man who was arrested in Bangor by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing a criminal charge in federal court. Baltazar Alonzo-Perez, 32, was arrested Friday and charged with re-entry of a removed alien in U.S. District Court of Maine in Bangor. He is scheduled for his initial court appearance Tuesday, according to court records. The same day Alonzo-Perez was arrested, videos circulated on social media of Border Patrol officers arresting people in Bangor on Broadway.
Etna woman indicted after she allegedly fatally stabbed boyfriend in chest

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

An Etna woman was indicted for murder after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend three times in the chest because spirits told her to do it. A grand jury indicted Heidi Tasker, 36, on Wednesday for intentional or knowing or depraved indifference murder after she allegedly killed Luke Norris, 41, on March 25. She allegedly told 911 dispatch that she stabbed Norris and that he was no longer alive. Tasker had a competency and criminal responsibility examination on April 4, according to court records.
Bangor man accused of killing Calais teen in 1984 has long criminal history

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

A man accused of killing a Calais teenager in 1984 had numerous criminal convictions in the years before the slaying — and even once escaped from the Washington County Jail. Raymond Brown, 65, of Bangor is accused of killing 18-year-old Linda Maxwell, whose body was found Aug. 25, 1984, on the shore of the St. Croix River in Robbinston in Washington County. Brown lived in Pembroke at the time of Maxwell’s death, according to the Maine State Police.
Orono residents demand town make changes after alleged assault

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

Orono officials want to make changes after what residents say are a trend of disturbances in the town, days after four people were accused of committing an assault. The alleged assault happened on Crosby Street shortly after midnight on Sunday, Orono Police Chief Daniel Merrill said. Four people were issued summonses for misdemeanor assault.
Hermon school reports whooping cough case as infections soar nationwide

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

A case of whooping cough has been confirmed at a Hermon-area school this week. The highly contagious bacterial infection was reported within one of the Hermon schools, according to a Tuesday letter to parents from Superintendent Barbara Sargent that was obtained by the Bangor Daily News. Sargent did not say in which of Hermon’s three schools the infection occurred.
Orrington trash plant owes contractor $26K, company says

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Marie Weidmayer

The owner of the Orrington trash incinerator owes a contractor $26,000, according to documents filed last week with Penobscot County. Eagle Point Energy Center owes $26,000 to Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc., a Bangor-based company, for work done in December and January, according to a lien filed April 22. A lien establishes the right to be paid for work and was filed in the Penobscot County Registry of Deeds.