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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.
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Maine’s first mid-pandemic jury trial postponed because of possible COVID-19 exposure
The young child of a key witness developed a virus symptom, and the OUI case – the state’s first jury trial since March – has been delayed until spring.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Top court will decide whether Acton woman could withdraw guilty plea to murder
Kandee Collind pleaded guilty to murdering her husband and a judge did not allow her to withdraw the plea.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
State’s top court hears appeal in murder of sheriff’s deputy
John Williams has appealed his conviction and his life sentence for the murder of Cpl. Eugene Cole in 2018.
Posted inLocal & State
Trial run: Maine courts will convene juries for the first time since March
The cases that will be heard this month in Bangor and Augusta will test the capabilities of the state’s legal system during the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Federal prosecutor appeals ruling on blood test in fatal Acadia crash
A U.S. district judge found a warrant-less blood draw inadmissible in the case, which involves a conflict between state and federal jurisdiction.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Student’s lawsuit over study abroad refund headed to appeals court
The lawsuit against Portland-based Council on International Education Exchange was dismissed by a federal judge, but now will go to the appeals court.
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Challenges to Maine’s COVID-19 restrictions go to federal appeals court
A church in Orrington and a campground in Scarborough argued that the state’s limits on gatherings and out-of-state visitors violated constitutional rights to worship and travel.
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State will review jail protocols for COVID-19
Six sheriffs said they have required masks for guards and inmates for months.
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York County to investigate jail outbreak
One focus of the inquiry will be the jail’s apparent failure to require guards or inmates to wear masks before the outbreak struck.