South Portland firefighters worry about stores that have boxes in aisles and blocking exits and not enough workers to move them.
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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Federal judge throws out evidence from traffic stop by Maine trooper accused of racial profiling
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen said Maine State Police Cpl. John Darcy was ‘not a very credible witness.’
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Trial nears for Scarborough roofing contractor charged with manslaughter in worker’s death
Shawn Purvis’ court hearing Monday provided a glimpse of the tensions that have simmered in the nearly three years since Alan Loignon, Purvis’ half brother, fell to his death from a roof in Portland.
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Mast Landing School goes remote next week
The district has seen 20 new cases across all schools in the last two weeks, bringing the total to 65 positive cases.
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Westbrook police share few details in drug seizure
Police seized $80,000 worth of pot, other drugs, an assault rifle and cash during a raid Saturday.
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Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram win statewide awards
The two papers won a total of 69 awards, including best daily and weekend paper and the best website in the Maine Press Association awards Saturday night.
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Federal agents charge 13 people in New England drug trafficking pipeline
The crackdown targeted a Massachusetts-based gang that moved drugs and counterfeit pills into Maine and New Hampshire.
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Standish man pleads not guilty to murder charge in girlfriend’s death
Brandon Libby is being held without bail in the death of Amanda Brown, 30, who was shot at the couple’s home.
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Era of omission: Despite long tradition of service, recognition for Native American veterans has only just begun
The creation of Native American Veterans Day in Maine was an important step, tribal leaders say, but it also serves as a reminder of broken promises.
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Former Portland ed tech accused of sex crimes appears in federal court
Benjamin Conroy is charged with two felony sex crimes but did not enter a plea.