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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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Lawsuit could settle debate over who owns Maine beaches between low- and high-tide lines
The state’s top court has said beachfront owners own all the way to the low-tide mark. A lawsuit filed Thursday challenges that precedent.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
Mainers’ lawsuit will challenge 30-year-old legal standard for public access to private beaches
The case revives the fight that resulted in 2 rulings in the 1980s, when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found that beachfront property owners own all the way to the low tide line.
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PublishedApril 16, 2021
Footage led police to Maine man charged with hate crimes in Massachusetts church arson
The Houlton resident was arrested in Massachusetts after a series of fires at the Martin Luther King Jr. Presbyterian Community Church in Springfield in December.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Mother sues over her teenage son’s death at Long Creek in 2016
Charles Knowles killed himself at the youth detention center, prompting scrutiny of how Long Creek treats LGBTQ youths and how well it protects young people with mental health problems.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Pause in J&J shots raises concerns about vaccine hesitancy in Maine
Worry mounts that a clotting problem with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will increase reluctance, but some remain eager and glad to be inoculated.
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PublishedApril 12, 2021
Judge orders competency evaluation for Portland man accused of stabbing roommate
Noor Ibrahim, 34, is charged with attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Company rescinded job offer when asked about accommodations for breastfeeding, Maine woman says in lawsuit
Attorneys for Siera Boucher of Readfield cite an internal email from a supervisor who said her questions raised ‘too many red flags.’
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Student seeking refund for canceled study-abroad program takes case to appeals court
A Harvard College student who was sent home from Europe when the pandemic hit is arguing that she and other students should get refunds from the Portland-based Council on International Education Exchange.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Maine man charged in Capitol riot will remain in D.C. jail, judge says
Kyle Fitzsimons asked to be released on bail while awaiting trial, but a judge cites video evidence from the riot in ordering him to remain in detention.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
Supreme court hears appeal by Portland man who killed his sister’s boyfriend
Mark Cardilli Jr. was convicted of manslaughter for shooting Isahak Muse in Cardilli’s parents’ home. A key question for the court is whether Muse was a guest or an intruder.
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