Megan Gray

Staff Writer

Megan Gray is a general assignment 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, lawsuits and U.S. Supreme Court cases. Her favorite stories are the ones that help us learn more about each other and the varied lives we lead in this expansive state. 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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Published
May 31, 2018

Labor board rules against Westbrook teachers on issues in contract dispute

The board finds that language the teachers’ union sought concerning scheduling and workload should not be part of the bargaining process.
Published
May 31, 2018

Herb Adams challenging Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross in District 40 Democratic primary

With no Republicans running for the Portland seat, the primary will probably decide the ultimate winner.
Published
May 30, 2018

A year after husband was deported in immigration crackdown, dark days for Naples woman

Sandra Scribner Merlim has hope that Otto Morales-Caballeros will be allowed to return from Guatemala, but the process is long, difficult and a test of patience.
Published
May 24, 2018

Route 302 in North Windham reopened after crash

Police investigate while CMP responds in the area near the Microtel Inn & Suites.
Published
May 24, 2018

Two women and a man plead guilty to drug conspiracy

The trio conspired to acquire heroin, fentanyl and crack in Rochester, N.Y., and sell them in central Maine, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank says.
Published
May 24, 2018

New York City man pleads guilty to drug trafficking

Ambrose Wan, 33, entered his plea in U.S. District Court in Bangor to distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack in central Maine.
Published
May 22, 2018

Pickup truck crashes into 6 parked cars in Gorham

The driver was detained for questioning, but no arrest had been made as of 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Published
May 22, 2018

Congress enacts bill to protect senior citizens from scam artists

The measure, written in part by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, now goes to President Trump’s desk for a signature.
Published
May 21, 2018

Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay Westbrook student lunch debts

The amount erases over half of the $17,000 that families in the district owe, the superintendent says.
Published
May 16, 2018

South Portland High School principal takes job in Windham

South Portland plans to replace Ryan Caron with Michele LaForge, who is now the head of school at Baxter Academy in Portland.