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Patrick Donaghue on Sept. 16, 2018, while moving into his dorm at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. It is the family’s last known photo of him.
Photo courtesy of the Donaghue family
The stories never came from Patrick Donaghue himself, but his parents heard them anyway.
The time Patrick got caught stealing food from the cafeteria in elementary school so his classmate would have enough to eat at home. The time he protected a middle school classmate from bullying. The time he gave a pair of brand new shoes to a homeless man with none. The time he showed up in a storm to help a friend who totaled his car.
Arundel woman indicted on drug trafficking charge
ARUNDEL, Maine – A grand jury in Cumberland County has indicted an Arundel woman on drug-related charges, including a Class A count of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced Amanda R. Merrifield, 35, also has been indicted on three counts of unlawfully possessing scheduled drugs – all Class C allegations – and one count of violating conditions of her release, a Class E offense.
The drugs referred to in the charges include more than 200 milligrams of a methamphetamine as well as fentanyl powder.
An indictment is not a determination of guilt and instead is the result of a grand jury determining that enough information exists to warrant a trial.
Costly district judge system needs to be fixed: Court observers
Next year, Pennsylvania counties will have the opportunity to analyze the number and boundaries of its district courts.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020;
Published on Dec 10, 2020
Editor’s Note:
The story has been corrected to explain Harrisburg city magisterial district judges only hear cases from their districts on their criminal days at central court.
Next year, county officials across Pennsylvania will have an opportunity to analyze the number and boundaries of Pennsylvania’s magisterial district courts based on workloads.
The new information could help develop efficiencies to better serve taxpayers with a system that costs $237 million annually.