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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PublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Commission overseeing defense lawyers for Maine’s indigent pushes for a public defender office
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services urged more reform to Maine’s system Thursday when presenting its annual report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Case moves forward for woman accused of threatening Sen. Susan Collins
Katrina Preble is charged with two counts of interstate threatening for voicemails she allegedly left at the senator’s offices in Bangor and Washington.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Court documents show a special team of state troopers uses methods vulnerable to racial bias
The Maine State Police’s Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Nan Heald, longtime director of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, dies
For more than 30 years, Heald led the nonprofit that provides critical legal services to the poor in Maine. She was recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
South Portland mask mandate will take effect Monday
Masks will be required even in businesses that ask for proof of vaccination, and fines may be imposed.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2022
Driver in fatal Acadia crash will plead guilty to federal charges
Praneeth Manubolu was the driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park in August 2019.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Gray-New Gloucester school district settles lawsuit over alleged assault by bus driver
The settlement agreement did not admit any liability on the part of the district or individual officials named in the lawsuit.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Martha Hallisey-Swift, 53, a devoted mother and champion of Maine’s children
The assistant attorney general was diagnosed less than a year ago with a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
‘When will something be done?’: Portland’s poet laureate echoes King’s sermon
Maya Williams’ poem pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and reflects on the message of his final Sunday sermon.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Read ‘Something Needs to Be Done / after Martin Luther King, Jr.’ by Maya Williams
Something Needs to Be Done after Martin Luther King, Jr. A homeless man clutches to cardboard prayers under fallen snow in downtown Portland; Nothing has been done. A woman loses her veteran husband in rural Alna, and only has a crisp certificate of thanks for his service; Nothing has been done. There are only 1.7% […]
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