Sandra Scribner Merlim and her husband, Otto Morales-Caballeros, have been reunited in Maine after he spent more than four years in Guatemala. The reunion was hard fought, and they don’t want to be apart now.
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.
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Crash on I-295 sends teenager to hospital
A 15-year-old passenger of one car, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected when it rolled over in Portland.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Supreme Court signals support of public tuition for religious schools in Maine case
The plaintiffs say a state program of tuition reimbursement – for students whose towns have no high school – unfairly discriminates against people based on their religious beliefs.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Man deported to Guatemala 4 years ago is reunited with family in Maine
Otto Morales-Caballeros’ arrest in 2017 signaled an escalation in immigration policies under the Trump administration.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
This year’s hot holiday item in Maine? Christmas trees
Many tree farms sold out days or even weeks before Christmas last year, and they are predicting the same phenomenon this year.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools and Education
Former Portland ed tech pleads not guilty to federal sex crimes
Benjamin Conroy was terminated from his job with Portland Public Schools on Oct. 27.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine State Police investigating child death in Penobscot County
Police were called to Howland Saturday night for the death of a 3-year-old boy.
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Maine again surpasses record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
There were 287 patients hospitalized with the virus Sunday, including 80 in critical care and 30 on a ventilator.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
At Gov. Mills’ request, NECEC will suspend construction on power corridor project
NECEC Transmission LLC said it will cease work on the $1 billion project until its legal challenge to a pending statutory ban plays out in court.