A Maine case in which relatives tipped off authorities about a potential terrorism threat mirrors a national trend, observers say.
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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Adnan Fazeli’s family in Maine helped FBI investigate his ties to Islamic State
The family became alarmed after seeing the former Freeport resident wearing military fatigues during a video call from Turkey.
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Federal documents shed little light on how Adnan Fazeli entered the U.S.
The Iranian refugee who lived in Freeport before fighting and dying for the Islamic State made his way to Maine after entering the country through Philadelphia.
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Documents: Freeport man died fighting for Islamic State in Lebanon
Adnan Fazeli became radicalized after moving to Maine in 2009. Four years later, he left his wife and three kids, and never returned, according to court records unsealed Monday.
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Westbrook group to seek moratorium on residential building permits
Those alarmed by rapid development hope to slow the pace and make changes to the city’s approval process.
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In ‘identity crisis,’ Gray residents push for secession
Some who have long felt separated from the rest of town now want to make it official and join Raymond, citing a looming tax increase and a neglected road.
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Westbrook assistant superintendent poised to take top job
If hired, Peter Lancia, who has worked in the school district for 26 years, would succeed Marc Gousse.
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Another round of growth on tap for Maine’s craft breweries
Sebago Brewing finds a new space for doubling its production capacity, the latest in a series of company moves to meet rising demand.
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Storms take down trees and power lines in western Maine and Freeport
About 1,000 CMP customers, most in Cumberland and Franklin counties, lose power.