Shawn Purvis’ court hearing Monday provided a glimpse of the tensions that have simmered in the nearly three years since Alan Loignon, Purvis’ half brother, fell to his death from a roof in Portland.
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 inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England, News
Federal agents charge 13 people in New England drug trafficking pipeline
The crackdown targeted a Massachusetts-based gang that moved drugs and counterfeit pills into Maine and New Hampshire.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Standish man pleads not guilty to murder charge in girlfriend’s death
Brandon Libby is being held without bail in the death of Amanda Brown, 30, who was shot at the couple’s home.
Posted inLocal & State
Era of omission: Despite long tradition of service, recognition for Native American veterans has only just begun
The creation of Native American Veterans Day in Maine was an important step, tribal leaders say, but it also serves as a reminder of broken promises.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Portland ed tech accused of sex crimes appears in federal court
Benjamin Conroy is charged with two felony sex crimes but did not enter a plea.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food
In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.
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For now, only roses remain at the site of one of Maine’s deadliest fires
Seven years later, the new owners of 20 Noyes St. in Portland, who have sought to be respectful of the tragedy that killed 6 people, are beginning work on a new duplex.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal to block Maine’s vaccine mandate
The state’s requirement for health care workers, which took effect Friday, clears a significant legal hurdle in the first appeal of a statewide mandate to reach the Supreme Court.
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Despite outbreaks at Maine prisons and jails, workers aren’t required to get vaccinated
The governor’s vaccine mandate doesn’t apply to corrections workers, even those who provide medical care, and her office hasn’t explained why.
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Former Maine Med official pleads guilty to fraud charges
Joshua Cory Frances said he worked for the Department of Homeland Security to illegally obtain two boats from the government.