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Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture 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. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Yarmouth teen among 15 recognized by Jill Biden for work to improve their communities
Leela Marie Hidier, 18, is a climate social justice advocate and author of an award-winning debut novel, ‘Changes in the Weather.’
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Posted inLocal & State
Bowdoinham town hall, historic resources of Swan Island and a bowling alley among Maine Preservation’s ‘most endangered’ places
See the seven landmarks that landed on the Yarmouth nonprofit’s list this year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Tiny art galleries add a little color to these communities
Mainers have joined in the Free Little Art Gallery movement. Here’s a look at a few of these mini neighborhood exhibition spaces.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Local & State
Novel based on Malaga Island’s history is a finalist for National Book Award
‘This Other Eden’ by Paul Harding tells a fictional story based on the real-life atrocity of the state forcibly removing a mixed-race community from the island off the coast of Phippsburg.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Wyeth paintings destroyed in Port Clyde fire depicted life in New England, Pennsylvania
A pizza-eating seagull and oxen crossing a snowy field were among the subjects of works by Jamie and N.C. Wyeth that burned in the blaze.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
At 89, Maine artist Alison Hildreth is still mixing it up
Multiple exhibitions and a documentary are examining her ongoing career.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Schools and Education
This Cape Elizabeth senior started writing a musical in middle school. Now, it’s hitting the stage.
Hadley Johnson wrote the music, lyrics and book for ‘Afterthought.’ She’s also the director, choreographer and star.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Executive director of Maine Arts Commission stepping down
David Greenham, the former board chairman, had taken over the role on an interim basis in 2021.