BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 11, 2026
A Maine U.S. District Court jury will settle a long-standing property and boundary dispute next June for an Allagash family that has had “adverse possession” of 80 acres of Irving land since 1936. Joseph P. Kelly, his wife, Manda Kelly, and sister, Cara Merrill, allege in a lawsuit against Allagash Timberlands and other family members that they, as the heirs of John Kelly Sr., have openly worked and possessed the land for 90 years, despite not being the original owners.