Megan Gray is an arts and culture 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. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, 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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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
Obama releases ad in support of Gideon
The former president appears in a 1-minute video to support the Democratic House Speaker’s bid for U.S. Senate.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
Suspect in pizza dough tampering will be held without bail
Nicholas Mitchell appeared by video for a brief court hearing Friday, and did not enter a plea.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2020
Portland man sentenced to 28 years for girlfriend’s murder
Gregory Vance, 62, pleaded guilty to murdering 59-year-old Patricia Grassi last year.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Old Orchard Beach man sentenced to 40 years for roommate’s murder
Dustan Bentley, 32, beat and strangled 65-year-old William Popplewell in the apartment they shared in March 2019.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Criminal case dropped as state trooper faces racial profiling allegations
Maine State Police are reviewing a traffic stop made by Trooper John Darcy, and several attorneys are researching his record in relation to other cases.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
At York County Jail, masks were not allowed ahead of outbreak
Internal documents and interviews with inmates and one guard reveal how county officials flouted public health precautions.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Maine agrees to provide hepatitis C medication in prisons
The treatment is being provided by the Department of Corrections after an inmate sued the state last year.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
York County’s wasn’t only jail that failed to require masks before outbreak, state finds
The Department of Corrections reviewed COVID-19 prevention measures at county jails after a major outbreak at the York County Jail.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2020
Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash in York
The police department has not yet identified the 52-year-old victim or said what caused the collision.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2020
Members of Black Lives Matter Maine protest in Portland
More than 200 people demanding justice for Breonna Taylor demonstrate outside the police station.
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