As reported cases of illness rise sharply, religious leaders issue directives and advisories that seek to limit human contact during traditional practices and sacraments.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
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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‘Dreamers’ from Maine visit Washington to appeal for protection from deportation
Christian Castaneda of Portland meets with Sen. Susan Collins and others to lobby for a permanent solution, saying he has been ‘in the shadows for too long.’
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Mainers, and their representatives in Congress, denounce Trump’s vulgar remark about immigrants’ native countries
A Somali immigrant who lives in Portland says he sees it as more than an insult: ‘It’s a threat.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
Temperature swings wreak havoc on water mains in Greater Portland
The Portland Water District repaired five water main breaks in two days, and one repair in Windham will shut down a road until Monday.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Parents, teachers voice objections to reconfiguring Gorham elementary schools
The town has gained nearly 100 students in grades K-5 over the past three years, and expects to get 300 more in the next five years.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Pineland Farms warns cross-country skiers about dive-bombing owl
The bird struck one skier recently, and is probably protecting a nest near the Campus Loop Ski Trail, staff says.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Change in federal policy rattles Salvadoran immigrants in Maine and their advocates
Advocates and attorneys get phone calls from people who are concerned about their children, jobs and mortgages if they lose protected status and are forced to leave the U.S.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Liveaboards right at home on harbor, even when arctic winds blow
For the hardy folk wintering on boats, it’s always a beautiful day in the watery neighborhoods of Maine.
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A hardy few ventured out early to enjoy relative calm before the storm
With much of the state hunkered down and waiting for the worst, a few Mainers take advantage of not having to go to work or school.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Did snowfall measure up to free jewelry? Shoppers will find out Jan. 5
For 11 years, the Springer’s jewelry chain has offered refunds if it snows 6 inches at its Portsmouth, N.H., store on Christmas Day.