Mainers who led rallies for racial justice last summer look to lessons from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders as they try to keep the movement going.
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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Maine Republican Party re-elects chairwoman
Dr. Demi Kouzounas, a dentist from Saco, gets another term, while Shane Reitze replaces Nick Isgro as vice chair.
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Thousands lose power as blustery storm moves through Maine
The National Weather Service also received a small number of reports about flooding, including at Camp Ellis in Saco and on Marginal Way in Portland.
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‘What would Patrick want?’
Wilton parents ask for mercy for driver in South Portland crash that killed their son in 2018.
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Two men plead guilty to kidnapping, aggravated assault in violent incident
The charges stem from what the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office described as a confrontation over a drug debt in 2019.
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Lawsuit says car dealership was defamed by Biddeford police
The owners of Five Star Auto Sales say police spread false information about illegal activity at the business.
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Environmental groups ask federal appeals court to stall CMP corridor project
But a judge denied their request for an injunction to stop the project from proceeding pending the appeal.
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Judge grants confidentiality order in lawsuit over Maine State Police intelligence unit
The order means some information will be confidential during the discovery process, but it could still be made public during the trial.
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Charge dismissed in alleged Deering Oaks stabbing
The district attorney says new information in the case was behind the decision.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
Do your teeth hurt more than they used to? You’re not alone
Dentists say they are seeing more patients with chipped teeth and jaw pain as pandemic stress spurs an increase in tooth grinding.