'No courthouse in our neighborhood': Plans for new Hancock County facility draw outcry
Ellsworth residents criticize the site on Surry Road, raising concerns about the amount of usable land and effect on local traffic.
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Ellsworth residents criticize the site on Surry Road, raising concerns about the amount of usable land and effect on local traffic.
Ellsworth, Maine residents says they have concerns about the proposed site for a new Hancock County courthouse.
The potential changes come as Maine courts have struggled with a backlog of cases and a shortage of attorneys for low-income adults.
In court Friday, the brother of victim Alice Abbott surged from his seat in the gallery to try to attack convicted killer Jason Servil and was stopped by a county corrections officer with a stun gun.
The Committee on Judicial Conduct will decide whether Justice Catherine Connors violated the ethics code in a process that has little public oversight.