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 4, 2018
A hardy few ventured out early to enjoy relative calm before the storm
With much of the state hunkered down and waiting for the worst, a few Mainers take advantage of not having to go to work or school.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2017
Did snowfall measure up to free jewelry? Shoppers will find out Jan. 5
For 11 years, the Springer’s jewelry chain has offered refunds if it snows 6 inches at its Portsmouth, N.H., store on Christmas Day.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2017
State police plane spots speeding car on Maine Turnpike; driver jailed on drug charge
A trooper confiscates 60 grams of cocaine and $2,200 in cash.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2017
Blaze destroys South Portland garage; firefighter hurt in fall on ice
The fire, which did not spread to the house, is under control within a half-hour.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2017
Portland’s Polar Express thriving despite uncertain future
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad move is delayed, but still planned, after hitting fundraising frost heave.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2017
‘We were called to do this,’ Portland toddler’s parents say on adoption day
When the Maynards met Alden, he was anxious and couldn’t focus. Two years later, the 3-year-old is in a courtroom, calm and entranced by balloons, as his new parents vow ‘to be everything for him.’
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PublishedDecember 23, 2017
Mainers flock to stores 2 days before Christmas
Despite freezing rain and icy conditions, they hit the roads to do last-minute shopping.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2017
Tractor-trailer crash snarls traffic on turnpike in Kittery
The big rig slid trying to avoid a car that spun out, police say.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2017
Portland council impasse could delay work on numerous initiatives
Council committees remain vacant after councilors vote down Mayor Ethan Strimling’s proposal to appoint himself chairman of the budget committee, rekindling tension over the mayor’s role.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2017
Portland councilors reject mayor’s bid to lead Finance Committee
Ethan Strimling said he wanted to give the popularly elected mayor more influence over the budget process.
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