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Megan Gray Portland Press Herald

Megan Gray covers courts and general news stories. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has previously worked as a reporter at the South Bend Tribune in Indiana, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in Pennsylvania and the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. She likes long runs, hikes in the White Mountains, Notre Dame college football and news tips from readers.

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Published
March 9, 2019

State launches review of chief medical examiner’s credibility and side business

A lawmaker’s complaint triggers the review, which the Attorney General’s Office confirmed this week.
Published
March 8, 2019

Lawmaker wants state to require free access to menstrual products for female inmates

The proposal by Rep. Charlotte Warren of Hallowell would make Maine one of the first states to put such a policy into law.
Published
March 8, 2019

Biddeford School Committee member pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault

Three other charges, including two felonies, against Dennis Anglea are dismissed, and he plans to rejoin the board after taking a leave of absence.
Published
March 6, 2019

Maine group sues Trump administration over ‘gag rule’ for family planning clinics

Health advocates have said the rule will limit access to safe abortions in Maine and nationwide.
Published
March 5, 2019

Victim’s Facebook messages at issue in appeal of man convicted of killing his wife

A lawyer for Luc Tieman argues that the messages should not have been admitted in court, but supreme court justices point out that there was plenty of other evidence pointing to his client’s guilt.
Published
March 4, 2019

Paquin’s sentencing postponed for mental evaluation

The latest delay outrages Keith Townsend, who has identified himself as the victim of the former Catholic priest.
Published
March 3, 2019

Maine’s attorney general has earned bipartisan credibility

Democrat Aaron Frey won’t likely clash with the chief executive as his predecessor did. Still, significant challenges await.
Published
March 3, 2019

‘Simple Desserts’ can actually be a challenge

A novice baker struggles to interpret bare-bones recipes.
Published
February 28, 2019

Witness says John Williams was in withdrawal when he confessed to killing deputy

Williams, who is charged with murder in the slaying of Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole last April, is seeking to suppress statements he made to police after he was arrested.
Published
February 27, 2019

Man who robbed 11 businesses to feed his addiction gets nearly 6 years in prison

Travis Card pleaded guilty to the series of holdups last spring in southern Maine, crimes that the judge says ‘involved a lot of fear.’