When the Maynards met Alden, he was anxious and couldn’t focus. Two years later, the 3-year-old is in a courtroom, calm and entranced by balloons, as his new parents vow ‘to be everything for him.’
Megan Gray
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.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Local & State, News
Mainers flock to stores 2 days before Christmas
Despite freezing rain and icy conditions, they hit the roads to do last-minute shopping.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Tractor-trailer crash snarls traffic on turnpike in Kittery
The big rig slid trying to avoid a car that spun out, police say.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Westbrook ‘primed for significant growth,’ new economic leader says
Daniel Stevenson arrives as the city is trying to rebrand from an odorous mill town with a dirty river, to a home for high-tech business and a destination for water sports.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
All together, Casco Bay High School seniors march toward their future
The annual College March through downtown Portland is a celebration meant to show all students ‘they are college material.’
Posted inLocal & State
Boy collecting icicles seriously injured in fall from Windham roof
Police say the boy might have climbed a fire escape or accessed a third-floor window to get to the roof.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Murky origin of Highland Lake’s annual algae bloom has towns, scientists seeking answers
A bloom unlike any other in Maine has halted development near the lake on the Windham-Falmouth town line and caused concern about other lakes.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Two ex-Saco employees accused of computer crime
The former parks and recreation staff members are charged with criminal invasion of computer privacy, police say.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
‘Grill My Cheese’ offers upgrades to the classic comfort food
This new cookbook gets down to the melty minutiae.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, That Moment
Diocese’s newest priest embarked on an unorthodox path
Anthony Cipolle drifted away from his faith – had a family, jobs, ‘lived like a rock star’ – before discovering his calling in the Roman Catholic Church.