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 24, 2022
Maine Maple Sunday Weekend is back at ‘full steam’
Loyal customers and comfort food cravings helped carry sugarhouses through the pandemic, but maple producers are excited to see visitors again, face to face.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
‘How much of this am I supposed to take?’: Low morale and pay are driving attorneys from indigent legal services
About 150 attorneys have stopped taking court appointments since December 2020.
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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 25, 2022
Lawsuit moves ahead as judge denies immunity for Portland officer in fatal shooting
Sgt. Nicholas Goodman argued that his use of force was reasonable because he believed that Chance David Baker posed an immediate threat to officers and the public.
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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
Eat & Run: Need a beverage, a bite, a bottle of wine to go? Smalls has it all
The West End cafe and market serves small plates and sells picnic-worthy provisions.
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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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Don McLean drops out of performance at NRA convention
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Three FedEx delivery vehicles crash on Route 111 in Alfred
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After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money
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Republican candidate for Maine House blames ‘liberal teachers’ for Texas school shooting
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Criticism of Gov. Mills mounts in Portland over asylum seekers