Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

Megan Gray Portland Press Herald

Megan Gray covers the city of Westbrook, as well as 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
January 28, 2020

Machete plays key role in 2nd day of Limington man’s murder trial

Maine’s medical examiner testifies that the weapon investigators recovered at Bruce Akers’ property could have made the wounds that killed his neighbor, Douglas Flint.
Published
January 27, 2020

Murder trial opens with testimony about search for Limington man

Bruce Akers is charged with killing Douglas Flint, his neighbor, with a machete in 2016.
Published
January 27, 2020

Man accused of killing neighbor with machete to go on trial

A Limington man, Bruce Akers, is accused of killing his neighbor Douglas Flint in June 2016.
Published
January 24, 2020

Portland-area hotels failed to act to stop sex trafficking, woman says in lawsuit

The former Maine woman’s lawsuit names four hotels, two of which have closed, and it may be consolidated with other lawsuits filed by victims in other states.
Published
January 24, 2020

Critics of Trump immigration policy will do community service for misdemeanors at protest

A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
Published
January 23, 2020

Two fishermen found dead after boat sinks off Maine coast

Crews from the Coast Guard and another fishing boat in waters southeast of Portland recover the 2 crew members from the Kennebunkport-based Hayley Ann.
Published
January 22, 2020

Maine to challenge judge’s decision delaying new à la carte cable law

The statute would allow customers to buy TV content on a channel-by-channel or even program-by-program basis.
Published
January 19, 2020

Two respected judges step down after leading court reforms in Maine

Superior Court Justices Roland Cole and Nancy Mills founded alternative tracks in the court system to divert vulnerable people – those with addiction and mental illness – from jails and prisons.
Published
January 17, 2020

Another loaded gun found in a bag at Portland jetport

A Hampden man told officials that he did not know his firearm was in the backpack.
Published
January 14, 2020

Gov. Mills, Rep. Pingree object to Trump plan to restrict work permits for asylum seekers

In separate filings, the Democrats say the proposal would hurt asylum seekers and businesses, and put a strain on social service agencies and local governments.