Noah Gaston’s attorneys are expected to argue that the sentencing hearing violated his rights to a public trial because courtroom capacity was limited and some people were allowed to address the court by videoconference.
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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New Vineyard man dead after house fire Thursday
Investigators found the remains of an adult believed to be homeowner Christopher Keirstead on Friday.
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Police find missing Frankfort boy
Atum Hosea, 12, who was last seen in Winterport around 11:30 a.m. Friday, was found safe that evening, police said.
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Back Cove project will cause Exit 7 ramp closures
The alternating closures are slated to be completed by Memorial Day.
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State schedules dedicated vaccine clinics for school staff 60 and older
Each district will notify teachers and staff where they can sign up for their shots at clinics that will take place beginning next Friday.
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State says people in jails and prisons will have to keep waiting for vaccines
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, does not know when the state will start offering shots to incarcerated people because doses are ‘at a premium.’
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Former Jackson Lab employee being investigated by FBI
A scientist who worked for the company in Connecticut is accused of failing to disclose income from Chinese research institutions when applying for federal funds in the U.S.
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Lebanon man indicted on charges related to Capitol riot
A new federal indictment includes charges that Kyle Fitzsimons injured 2 police officers during the Jan. 6 riot.
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Impasse on funding leaves legal services for Maine’s poor in limbo
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says it needs millions of dollars to address financial and constitutional problems identified by experts and a state watchdog agency.
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Westbrook settles lawsuit alleging racial bias by police for $40,000
A Lewiston man said police pulled him over and then arrested him because he is Black.