A Gorham native also is nominated for visual effects for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray covers the outdoors and tourism 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, arts and culture. Outside of work, you can find her kayaking on the ocean and exploring Maine's many coastal islands with her husband.
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Slippery seal turns the tide on Cape Elizabeth police
A young gray seal was spotted wandering around Cape Elizabeth several times Monday before the Marine Mammals of Maine rescue group decided to take it to its rehab center for an assessment.
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Home prices increased in 2022, but overall sales fell
The statewide median sales price for homes sold last month was $330,000, an 8.9% increase over the price in November 2021.
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Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27%
New eviction filings neared levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, and the problem may become a focus of the Legislature’s new session.
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Maine’s agriculture harvest grew in size last year, while national production fell
New USDA data also show that 2022 was another strong year for Maine potato production, with 1.81 billion pounds harvested.
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Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine
The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.
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Traffic deaths in Maine hit highest number in 15 years
The preliminary number of highway deaths stood at 177 on Wednesday, making it the worst year since 2007, when 183 were killed on Maine roads.
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Maine judge seeks to have sexual harassment lawsuit against him dismissed
The lawsuit was filed by a prosecutor and a drug treatment counselor who accused Penobscot County District Court Judge Charles Budd of harassing them at a conference in July.
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Maine bankruptcy filings now on track to hit lowest level in decades
A predicted surge during the pandemic has not materialized, but some experts also warn bankruptcies could be on their way up again.
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‘Our courtrooms aren’t big enough’: Tenants take the last, desperate step to avoid eviction
Mainers increasingly risk losing their housing at a time when shelters are strained and experts say nearly half the state’s tenants are paying too much for rent.