Maine Audubon has already spotted more pairs of the endangered birds than last year.
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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With one-third of tests returned, no new cases discovered at Windham prison
Testing of all inmates and staff at the Maine Correctional Center will continue through Friday.
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Maine corrections department will limit testing to prison in Windham
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 among Maine’s state prison inmates has prompted testing of nearly 700 inmates and staff members at the Maine Correctional Center.
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Man at Maine Correctional Center is first state inmate to test positive for COVID-19
Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty says the finding prompted tests of more than 230 inmates and employees at the prison in Windham on Tuesday afternoon.
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Portland will use emergency federal grants for housing assistance
The city will use $500,000 of its $1.7 million from the federal CARES Act to help people who cannot pay rent or utilities because the pandemic has caused a loss of income.
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Legal aid organizations expect pandemic to increase demand in Maine
More people will need legal advice on evictions, divorces, protection from abuse orders and other civil matters – and fewer will be able to afford it.
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Lawsuits alleging poor medical care for veterans at Togus end in settlements
Five veterans received settlements totaling more than $1 million.
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Maine foundation pledges $1 million to coronavirus response
The Sam L. Cohen Foundation has already distributed more than $520,000 and plans to award more grants this fall.
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Mainers – and their therapists – experiencing new stress during pandemic
Health care workers are a special concern, and even the therapists themselves are not immune to the pressures facing clients who come to them for help.
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Orrington church sues Mills over restrictions on worship services
The Calvary Chapel says the state’s ban on in-person worship is a violation of religious freedom.