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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December 13, 2018

Saco man charged with possession of a ‘military grade’ IED

According to court records, Michael Rickett tried to sell the device to an undercover agent.
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December 11, 2018

Portland landlord who was fined $510,000 for code violations loses last appeal

Justices rule that the large penalty was warranted for life safety and code violations that Sulan Chau failed to correct at her apartment building.
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December 9, 2018

While owner is saddled with lease dispute on Peaks Island, horses are left out in the cold

Jeanann Alves wants to ensure her horses are cared for, but a permitting violation with the city led to their shelters being razed.
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December 7, 2018

ACLU Maine can’t intervene in lawsuit over religious-school tuition, judge rules

The case challenges a state law that bars taxpayers’ money from being used to pay for students to attend religious schools.
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December 7, 2018

Westbrook man charged with attempted murder in hit-and-run

Clemente Hernandez is accused of trying to run over and kill another man in Westbrook in October.
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December 6, 2018

West Coast man charged with posting threats against Skowhegan school

The 25-year-old Washington man who allegedly posted on Facebook about shooting up the school is undergoing a mental health evaluation.
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December 5, 2018

Judge orders disbarment of Brunswick attorney accused of misusing funds

Former clients say over $250,000 they made available to James Whittemore for his services is missing. He is also facing criminal theft charges and has pleaded not guilty.
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November 30, 2018

State launches service to aid stranded motorists, keep traffic moving on I-295

Beginning Monday, service safety patrols will operate between Exit 1 in Scarborough and Exit 22 in Freeport.
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November 30, 2018

Brunswick graduate arrested after racist graffiti found at Maryland college

Fynn Ajani Arthur, 21, has been charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property following instances in which swastikas were drawn in bathroom stalls at Goucher College.
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November 29, 2018

Former Boston priest faces return to prison for sexually abusing boy in Maine

York County jurors convict Ronald Paquin on 11 of 24 counts after two men testified that he brought them to a Kennebunkport campground when they were boys in the 1980s and repeatedly assaulted them.