Megan Gray

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
November 4, 2018

Threats made online are ‘contact,’ Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules

A precedent-setting decision gives prosecutors more leeway in protection from abuse cases. Still, many gray areas persist.
Published
November 2, 2018

New citizens take the oath in Maine as U.S. debates immigration

The midterm elections will shape an uncertain path forward for the United States, but the message was clear on Friday in Buxton: ‘You are Americans.’
Published
November 1, 2018

Party leader defends asking Democrat to drop out of race for district attorney

Chairman Phil Bartlett sent a message to party leaders saying that, despite disappointment with his decision, he was right to ask Jon Gale to withdraw after he learned of misconduct allegations.
Published
October 31, 2018

Former school bus driver pleads not guilty to assaulting autistic student

Raymond Files is accused of striking the student for not following instructions while Files was driving for the Gray-New Gloucester district.
Published
October 30, 2018

Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine

The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
Published
October 29, 2018

Misconduct allegations lead Democrat Jon Gale to drop out of Cumberland County district attorney race

Gale admits to past extramarital affairs, but denies the accusations of sexual misconduct that the Maine Democratic Party cited when it asked him to withdraw.
Published
October 29, 2018

Lyman man sentenced in Wadleigh Pond boat crash

Matthew Campbell, 43, was found guilty in September of four counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon
Published
October 27, 2018

York County district attorney: Two-term Democrat, independent squaring off

The winner will lead the second busiest prosecutorial district in the state, which handled over 9,000 criminal cases in 2017.
Published
October 25, 2018

Portland landlord appeals $500,000 fine to Supreme Court, saying city should have cracked down sooner

Sulan Chau was fined for code and life safety violations over 2½ years, but her attorney argues that the penalty is excessive because officials waited too long to take action.
Published
October 24, 2018

Cumberland County corrections officer arrested on drug-dealing charge

Davis Glazener of South Portland is charged with cocaine trafficking, but there was no evidence yet suggesting it was connected with his work at the Cumberland County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.