The following petitions for bankruptcy were filed at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Bangor during January 2008:

Heidi F. Peaslee, aka Heidi Madruga, counselor, one dependent, Augusta: assets, $16,850; debts, $29,139.

James E. Bowron III, disabled, no dependents, Orono: assets, $477; debts, $17,190.

Russell Andrew Nicholson, aka Rusty Nicholson, fdba Nicholson Enterprises Inc., fdba VIP Printing & Graphics, fdba VIP Printing & Graphix, fdba Extreme Graphix, fdba Priceless Autos Inc., fdba Emaren Inc., printer, and Melissa Beth Nicholson, fdba Nicholson Enterprises Inc., fdba VIP Printing & Graphics, fdba Printing & Graphix, fdba Extreme Graphix, fdba Priceless Auto Inc., fdba Emaren, Inc., unemployed, two dependents, Monroe: assets, $99,413; debts, $270,364.

Arthur G. Petterson, unemployed, and Margaret L. Petterson, unemployed, no dependents, Ellsworth: assets, $11,919; debts, $39,699.

Pami Hall, fka Pami Willey, office employee, no dependents, Bangor: assets, $10,840; debts, $124,510.

Roger Blake Jr., aka Roger Kent Blake Jr., aka Kent Blake, plant foreman, and Terri Blake, no employment given, five dependents, Newport: assets, $162,833; debts, $249,722.

Tammie L. Coombs, fka Tammie L. Kenney, housekeeper, four dependents, Orland: assets, $1,609; debts, $20,728.

Thomas E. Palmer, salesman, one dependent, Franklin: assets, $239,740; debts, $982,664.

Tori L. Roddy, customer relations, one dependent, South China: assets, $6,429; debts, $43,840.

Tammy I. Keller, unemployed, one dependent, Brownville: assets, $1,300; debts, $41,142.

Emily A. Phinney, unemployed, no dependents, Veazie: assets, $575; debts, $14,271.

Heinz M. Gossman, disabled, no dependents, Norridgewock: assets, $45,092; debts, $112,588.

Larry A. McLaughlin, car sales, and Sue-Ellen M. McLaughlin, certified nurses aid, four dependents, Old Town: assets, $146,577; debts, $191,942.

Robert Godin Sr., no employment given, no dependents, Bradford: assets, $44,657; debts, $60,590.

Shawn Douglas Merchant Sr., laborer, and Sandra Irma Marie Merchant, fka Sandra M. Roy, clerk, four dependents, Ellsworth: assets, $16,950; debts, $89,369.

Gerald Clement, laborer, one dependent, Fairfield: assets, $5,950; debts, $162,643.

Janet Smith, CNA, no dependents, Lincoln: assets, $32,140; debts, $19,719.

James L. LaValle, no employment given, no dependents, Stratton: assets, $64,335; debts, $78,391.

Scott Alan Archer, cook, no dependents, Union: assets, $16,065; debts, $24,149.

Baird L. Sylvia, salesperson, no dependents, Augusta: assets, $51,325; debts, $16,141.

Joan Morrell, retired, no dependents, Skowhegan: assets, $64,585; debts, $123,695.

Gerald Reeves, employed, no dependents, Bangor: assets, $2,878; debts, $75,124.

Donald Swallow Jr., no employment given, and Dianne Swallow, home health care worker, no dependents, Medway: assets, $76,590; debts, $65,985.