Megan Gray is a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails, lawsuits and U.S. Supreme Court cases. Her favorite stories are the ones that help us learn more about each other and the varied lives we lead in this expansive state. She likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
For Portland voters, affordable housing, homelessness are among top concerns
In a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans 5 to 1, voters worry about a lack of affordable housing, homelessness, threats to abortion rights – and Paul LePage.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2022
Report finds Maine schools failing to teach Wabanaki studies despite state law
The report was published Monday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day and is a collaboration between the Wabanaki Alliance, the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission and the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2022
Portland voters to consider adding Native land acknowledgment to charter
The proposed language would say that the city is located in the ‘unceded territory of the Aucocisco Band of the Wabanaki’ who were displaced by force.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2022
Nonprofit marks 10 years of making a house a home
Furniture Friends, a group that gives donated furniture to people who can’t afford it, recently hit an important milestone: 10,000 individuals served.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2022
Bodega’s diverse Latin American roots spur growth and creativity in new restaurant
René Emilio Peña took over his father’s La Bodega Latina on Congress Street during the pandemic. His new restaurant, Cabana, picks up on the tradition, celebrating the range of Latin American cultures.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
Greely High grad helped write algorithm for NASA mission to crash into asteroid
The mission was the first ever attempt to alter the course of an asteroid.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Full power restored to Franklin Towers
Residents on floors seven through 16 had been living with limited access to electricity for nearly a month.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2022
From dawn to dusk, a day in Deering Oaks Park
Portland is struggling to balance the many uses of one of its oldest and largest parks.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
At Franklin Towers, power outage puts spotlight on tenant concerns
Portland’s public housing complex is over half a century old. It needs a lot more care than it gets, some residents say.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Why two books on gender identity, sexuality are roiling local schools
The SAD 6 school board is set to decide the first of two challenges after a committee earlier reviewed the books and recommended that they remain on library shelves.
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