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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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Portland Museum of Art continues push to demolish historic Free Street building
The winning design to expand the museum would require razing the former home of the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine for new construction 3 times its size.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2023
Holiday Arts Preview: A dose of culture every day of December
We mapped out a way to fill the whole month with holiday art shows, performances and more, one day at a time.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Eat & Run: Matcha Mood offers a tasty alternative to coffee
The Congress Street tea shop also serves sweet and savory varieties of a croissant-waffle hybrid.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Sports bar Jerome’s to take over The Snug’s spot on Congress Street
The 3 partners, who live in walking distance of the bar in Portland’s East End, hope to open in January.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
The Snug, a neighborhood pub in Portland’s East End, will soon close
Self-described as ‘Irish-ish’ and ‘not for the squeamish,’ the bar opened on Congress Street across from the Eastern Cemetery in 2006.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2023
Artist couple Rachel and Ryan Adams are making their marks on Thompson’s Point
The Portland artists are using their studio to create opportunities for other artists and add to the art scene at the development on Portland’s Fore River.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Historic Preservation Board recommends keeping demolition protections for former children’s museum
The Portland Museum of Art will now take its application to the Planning Board and the City Council.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2023
‘We could just hear sirens’: Bates students mourn with their neighbors
A night of panic turned into 2 days of uncertainty as students sheltered in place on campus.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2023
Sparse details about ongoing investigation fuel anxiety and speculation
‘People want to understand this, want to make sense of it,’ one expert said. ‘But sometimes we can’t make sense.’
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