The Episcopal church in Portland agreed to offer its parish hall during the day for asylum seekers who are settling into their new lives in Maine.
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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State’s top court rules in dispute over Scarborough tax breaks
The dispute centered on a widespread but little-known benefit for people who own a vacant adjacent lot.
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Episcopal cathedral in Portland to open warming center for asylum seekers
Starting on Christmas, St. Luke’s parish hall will be open as a daytime shelter on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
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Portland fire sends one person to hospital
A police spokesman said the person who reportedly started the fire was having a mental health crisis.
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Vigil on the longest night honors people in Portland’s homeless community who died this year
About 75 people gathered for the annual memorial on the winter solstice to remember the 43 people who died so far in 2019 while living on the city’s streets.
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Theft charge dropped in motor home case
The York County District Attorney’s Office couldn’t prove that Joseph Boldiga had criminal intent when he drove away in a motor home he’d agreed to buy, a prosecutor said.
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Westbrook arson results in prison sentence
Police said Jonathan Thomas set a car on fire.
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Morning rush-hour crashes close I-295 in Freeport
An ambulance took 1 person to a hospital.
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Portland man sentenced to 40 years for domestic violence murder
Anthony Leng gets the longest sentence allowed under his plea agreement for shooting his longtime partner, Sokha Khuon, in their house while their sons were at home.
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Wells man pleads guilty to misdemeanor in sign burning
The court required Adam Masucci to do community service and pay a fine.