Bruce Akers was convicted of killing Douglas Flint with a machete and trying to hide his body.
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
U.S. asylum office approving fewer applications from Maine
The ACLU of Maine and 2 legal aid organizations for immigrants file a federal lawsuit seeking information about how the agency assesses asylum requests.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Watchdog report says Maine’s legal defense program for the poor lacks oversight, organization
The Legislature’s accountability office released the first part of its report on Maine’s program Monday.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine groups offer reinforcements for job-seeking veterans during pandemic
People who help veterans find jobs in the state say their work has been disrupted by COVID-19, but they are still connecting candidates with employers.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Lawsuit against Maine State Police troopers can go forward, appeals court says
The lawsuit says police failed to protect a woman from her former boyfriend Anthony Lord, who in 2015 went on a shooting rampage that killed 2 people after she reported that he raped her.
Posted inLocal & State, News
More than 100 people infected in outbreak at Windham prison
It is now the state’s largest single-site outbreak during the pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, News
COVID-19 outbreak expands at state prison in Windham
The state has now reported a total of 18 cases of coronavirus in the Maine Correctional Center.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s top state court sides with South Portland in pipeline feud
The case will now return to a federal appeals court for a ruling on the core constitutional questions raised by the Portland Pipe Line Corp.
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Families face difficult decisions as holidays approach, virus cases rise
Some people plan to spend the holidays with only immediate family, some are hoping for a warmer-than-usual day for an outdoor gathering, and others still aren’t ready to make plans in such an uncertain year.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
UMaine student charged with submitting former roommate’s ballot as her own
Alyssa Dau, 19, is accused of signing and submitting the former roommate’s absentee ballot, apparently because of a personal dispute between the two.