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 6, 2019
Maine public schools, groups weigh in on lawsuit over religious school tuition
The case is pending in a federal appeals court in Boston.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Fishing boat catches fire at Portland Fish Pier
The cause is unknown, but there were no injuries or explosions, and city firefighters were able to contain the blaze in about half an hour.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2019
Judge to decide if Biddeford bears responsibility in shooting deaths of 2 teenagers
James Pak shot 3 tenants he had allegedly threatened just minutes after police officers left his apartment building in 2012.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2019
Portland man pleads not guilty to murder in neighbor’s death
Police arrested Everett Meserve, 62, in August after finding Rodney Cleveland severely beaten in his apartment. Cleveland later died of his injuries.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Lonely Planet ranks Maine among world’s best regions to visit in 2020
The travel site says Maine is lovely at any time, but next year’s bicentennial celebrations give it an edge.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Crime in Maine has declined more than 56% in 7 years, annual report shows
But the number of reported rapes remained higher than usual in 2018, following a trend identified the previous year.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Acton woman who murdered ex-husband gets 32-year sentence in plea deal
Kandee Collind, 49, who stabbed Scott Weyland in front of their children in 2017, gets the maximum penalty allowed by her plea agreement, at a hearing in which their 11-year-old son’s frantic 911 call is played.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
National civil rights group calls for resignation of Maine sports official
The Council on American-Islamic Relations cites racist statements allegedly posted on the Facebook page of Hal Pierce, chairman of the Combat Sports Authority of Maine.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
ACLU sues to block suspension of Cape student at center of sexual assault controversy
Aela Mansmann was suspended after school officials said she violated the district’s bullying policy by posting a note in a bathroom saying ‘there’s a rapist in the school.’ The ACLU says her free speech rights were violated.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
Inmate missing after work assignment is back in Cumberland County Jail
It is not clear if the 29-year-old man will face new charges for not returning from a work-release assignment Saturday.
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