Every few months, Alan Dolloff or his son, Jim, will suggest it’s time for a trim, continuing a tradition that started when Jim was 2.
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.
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Police to target those who break laws that protect cyclists and pedestrians
The effort aims to raise awareness about behaviors that endanger ‘vulnerable users,’ as the number of fatalities involving people on bikes or foot has doubled in five years.
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Posted inMaine, News, That Moment
Mail carrier loves her job, with one big snarling exception
Zoraida Cook, who was once bitten so badly she missed two days of work, walks her postal routes with an eye out – and repellent ready – for disgruntled canines.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Medical Center buys prominent building in downtown Westbrook
One Riverfront Plaza has been vacant for more than a year.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Nine Westbrook school buses taken off road because of expired stickers
Inspections are under way to put the vehicles back in service, and officials have fixed the tracking system ‘oversight.’
Posted inMaine, News
Portland councilor wants to ban wild animal performances in the city
Brian Batson said it’s cruel to use elephants, big cats and other animals for entertainment in circuses and other shows.
Posted inMaine, News
Westbrook likely to join other work-for-welfare cities in Maine
Councilors will vote Monday on an ordinance to allow ‘workfare,’ which in Portland often helps people get jobs with businesses and become self-sufficient.
Posted inMaine, News
State board to rule on challenges to Sappi deal on Presumpscot River dam removal
Staffers have urged regulators to reject the appeals of two groups that say the fish passages in the agreement don’t go far enough.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston students protest bullying after suicide of middle school classmate
Anie Graham’s father says the family tried to get her help, but ‘every system we have in place failed our daughter,’ who took her life this week.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Parents’ concerns prompt switch to organic pesticide at Freeport schools
The district had planned to use a synthetic spray on browntail moth infestations in trees near athletic fields.