They fled their apartment in Kyiv on the day Russia invaded, and they are now raising money to buy vans for humanitarian volunteers.
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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Preble Street employees get big pay boost in new contract
Some workers say it will help them stay in the job. They also note the new provisions, including extra pay for those who use their multilingual skills on the job.
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Fatal crash closes part of Brighton Avenue in Portland
No further details were immediately available.
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Jury sides with York County newspaper in defamation case
A former Biddeford police officer had sued Mainely Media and two reporters for defamation related to stories that detailed sexual abuse allegations against him.
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Feeling powerless in the face of Ukraine’s war, a Portland couple unfurls a ritual
Ben and Victoria Bernard have taken to flying homemade Ukrainian flags from a spot overlooking I-295.
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Maine Maple Sunday Weekend is back at ‘full steam’
Loyal customers and comfort food cravings helped carry sugarhouses through the pandemic, but maple producers are excited to see visitors again, face to face.
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The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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‘How much of this am I supposed to take?’: Low morale and pay are driving attorneys from indigent legal services
About 150 attorneys have stopped taking court appointments since December 2020.
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ACLU of Maine sues state’s legal services system for poor defendants
The lawsuit on behalf of five incarcerated people says the system fails to meet the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
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Lawsuit moves ahead as judge denies immunity for Portland officer in fatal shooting
Sgt. Nicholas Goodman argued that his use of force was reasonable because he believed that Chance David Baker posed an immediate threat to officers and the public.
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