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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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
ACLU of Maine sues state’s legal services system for poor defendants
The lawsuit on behalf of five incarcerated people says the system fails to meet the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Stolen truck crashed into Eastern Prom monument, police say
The crash damaged the fence around the Cleeves and Tucker Memorial, the first public monument sited in Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear oral arguments on Maine vaccine mandate
The decision was expected because the court twice rejected emergency applications to block the mandate last year.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
Family looks for answers after alleged assault at Windham prison leaves 30-year-old with traumatic brain injury
Investigators told the family of Renaldo Jones that they believed he was assaulted by his cellmate. But family members still have many questions.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Portland man held without bail on murder charge
Police have released few details about the death of his father, 50-year-old Salim Al Siraj, and a judge agreed Friday to impound the affidavit for now.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline in Maine
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 282 people were in hospitals statewide on Saturday, down from 294 the day before.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Lawmakers look at easing limits on number of clean needles Maine exchanges can give out
A record 636 people in Maine died from drug overdoses last year.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Freeport man who killed Scarborough farmer found not responsible by reason of insanity
Quinton Hanna, who went on a violent rampage in 2019, will be transferred to the Riverview Psychiatric Center. The judge says he is unlikely to be released soon – if ever.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Portland man will serve prison time for firing gun at police station garage
Abdikareem Hassan was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to firing shots into the Portland Police Department parking garage in July 2020.
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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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