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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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Before his death at a local jail, Billy Tucker had big dreams
Family members want to know more about his death by suicide at the Cumberland County Jail, where they think he might have been experiencing the symptoms of withdrawal from opiates.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Volunteers want to bring new life to one of the city’s oldest cemeteries
The Stewards of the Western Cemetery is hoping that young people will take an interest in preserving the history.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
Police detain Baxter Academy student who donned tactical vest on bus
The teenager was carrying magazines for an airsoft rifle, police said.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Owner of West Gardiner construction company dies from injuries suffered in roof collapse in Naples
Shane Malloy, 44, was one of 2 workers who were trapped under a shed roof at Captain Jack’s Restaurant and Naples Marina on Tuesday when it collapsed while being elevated onto supports after being assembled on the ground.
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PublishedJune 5, 2022
A heartbroken community tries to push forward through loss
Kari Morissette, executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, died last month at 33. She was a powerhouse advocate for those who use drugs and helping others in need gave her purpose.
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PublishedJune 3, 2022
Dump truck crashes in Gray, spills diesel near well
The driver suffered minor injuries but the truck owned by J.F. Hutchinson Co. sustained major damage.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
‘Larger than life’ playwright and pastor David Butler dies at 70
A minister in Gorham and more recently Woolwich, Butler wrote a play about hospice care that Mad Horse Theatre Company staged in the winter, after he was diagnosed with cancer.
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PublishedJune 1, 2022
After an untraditional 4 years, Portland High School grads still get pomp and circumstance
They reveled in graduation day and in all they’d gone through, with the pandemic, to get there. In all, 462 students will graduate from Portland’s public high schools this week.
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PublishedMay 30, 2022
At a Biddeford cemetery, children plant flags, learn about sacrifice ahead of Memorial Day
Fourth- and fifth-graders from local schools gathered Thursday in St. Joseph’s Cemetery to help place flags on more than 2,000 veterans’ graves.
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PublishedMay 22, 2022
Savoring the sweet spot before the summer tourist season
Moan if you will, like it or not, we all know that the arrival of tourists is necessary for Maine. But now’s the time to hit those downtown hot spots and those favorite seasonal places before they get too crowded to visit.
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