The disruption is adding to a mounting backlog of criminal cases with a return to normal operations at least months away.
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, News
Federal judge holds first hearing in lawsuit against secretive police unit
The Maine Attorney General’s Office asked the judge to dismiss most claims in a whistleblower lawsuit that says a state trooper was retaliated against for objecting to police surveillance practices.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Hard-pressed Maine Med to get bigger share of vaccine when distribution begins
The Portland hospital said Friday that it will give the first doses to intensive care unit teams, emergency department caregivers and those providing care in COVID-19 units.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Tenant arrested after allegedly assaulting landlord in Standish
John Siciliani, 34, was charged with aggravated assault and assault on an officer, both felonies.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Newport woman pleads guilty to embezzling from nonprofits
Court documents show that the prosecutor will recommend leniency for Sherri G. Walsh partly because her plea is easing the burden on the court system during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Judge strikes down most claims against CMP over disconnection warnings
One claim in the customer group’s lawsuit – intentional inflection of emotional distress – will move forward.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine astronaut could be first woman on the moon
Caribou native Jessica Meir is one of 18 candidates for the first human missions to orbit and land on the moon in nearly 50 years.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Attorneys general urge Congress to provide free COVID-19 vaccine under Medicare, Medicaid
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey was one of the 13 attorneys general who signed the letter to Congress.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland workers intervene in lawsuit against new hazard pay ordinance
Two employees of Whole Foods ask a judge to enforce the voter-approved measure that raises the minimum wage for some workers during emergencies like the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State
Woman drops excessive-force lawsuit against Portland police
The city says there was no settlement in the case, which alleged that what happened to Mumina Ali fit a pattern of unconstitutional treatment of Somali refugees and Black residents.