A record 636 people in Maine died from drug overdoses last year.
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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Freeport man who killed Scarborough farmer found not responsible by reason of insanity
Quinton Hanna, who went on a violent rampage in 2019, will be transferred to the Riverview Psychiatric Center. The judge says he is unlikely to be released soon – if ever.
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Driver pleads guilty to federal charges in crash that killed 3 in Acadia
Praneeth Manubolu, who lived in New Jersey at the time of the crash, will be sentenced later.
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Portland man will serve prison time for firing gun at police station garage
Abdikareem Hassan was sentenced to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to firing shots into the Portland Police Department parking garage in July 2020.
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Portland man who was in white supremacist group gets 5 years in child porn case
Andrew Hazelton was charged with possessing child pornography shortly after his employer notified police about troubling behavior.
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court says Falmouth woman can continue lawsuit against Uber
The plaintiff, who is visually impaired, sued the ride-sharing app after a driver refused to take her guide dog.
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Commission overseeing defense lawyers for Maine’s indigent pushes for a public defender office
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services urged more reform to Maine’s system Thursday when presenting its annual report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
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Case moves forward for woman accused of threatening Sen. Susan Collins
Katrina Preble is charged with two counts of interstate threatening for voicemails she allegedly left at the senator’s offices in Bangor and Washington.
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Court documents show a special team of state troopers uses methods vulnerable to racial bias
The Maine State Police’s Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.
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Nan Heald, longtime director of Pine Tree Legal Assistance, dies
For more than 30 years, Heald led the nonprofit that provides critical legal services to the poor in Maine. She was recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change.