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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February 14, 2020

Man in critical condition after being shot at Walmart in Scarborough

Police say the shooter and a female who was with him knew the man who was wounded in the store’s the parking lot, which was cordoned off with crime scene tape and scoured by investigators, including state police detectives.
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February 12, 2020

Defrocked priest appeals conviction for sex crimes in Maine

Last year a judge ordered Ronald Paquin to serve 16 years in prison for sexually abusing a boy on trips to Maine in the 1980s.
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February 7, 2020

Prosecutor drops OUI case against longtime Biddeford school bus driver

Richard Tanguay will return to work immediately, the superintendent said Friday, after breath and urine tests revealed no evidence of alcohol or drugs.
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February 5, 2020

Contractor charged with manslaughter in worker’s death could go to jail for bail violations, judge warns

Shawn Purvis, who is facing criminal charges for a worker’s death on a roofing job in 2018, was in court Wednesday for a hearing about his alleged bail violations.
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February 4, 2020

Old Orchard Beach man pleads guilty to murdering roommate

Dustan Bentley, 31, faces 25 to 40 years in prison for killing William Popplewell, 65, who died last year in the apartment the two men shared.
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January 31, 2020

Limington man found guilty of murdering his neighbor with machete

Bruce Akers faces to 25 years to life in prison for killing Douglas Flint and hiding his body under a pile of deer hides in June 2016.
Published
January 30, 2020

Witnesses in murder trial offer conflicting opinions on defendant’s state of mind

The jury has heard from numerous mental health experts who have evaluated or worked with Bruce Akers since he was charged with murder in the June 2016 death of Douglas Flint, his neighbor in Limington.
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January 30, 2020

An inspirational tail: Collie goes from animal cruelty seizure in Solon to Puppy Bowl

Duncan was one of more than 130 animals seized from a business in Solon in July.
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January 29, 2020

Mental health professionals say murder suspect was paranoid, delusional

Bruce Akers of Limington is charged with killing Douglas Flint, his neighbor, with a machete in 2016.
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January 28, 2020

Machete plays key role in 2nd day of Limington man’s murder trial

Maine’s medical examiner testifies that the weapon investigators recovered at Bruce Akers’ property could have made the wounds that killed his neighbor, Douglas Flint.