The Portland Museum of Art claimed that Annemarie Germain wrongfully dissuaded a benefactor from making a multimillion-dollar bequest to the institution.
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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Stockton Springs man pleads guilty to murdering 10-year-old stepdaughter
Julio Carrillo’s sentencing for the death of Marissa Kennedy is scheduled for August. Prosecutors say they will take his wife to trial on the same charge.
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Thousands lose power in York County
A Central Maine Power spokeswoman says power was expected to be restored Saturday evening.
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Pedestrian injured when struck by car on Route 302 in Windham
Erik Matthews, 32, of Rumford was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday morning.
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Son charged with attacking mother with splitting maul at Harrison home
Mohamed Noh, 24, is charged with elevated aggravated assault following the incident.
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Judge denies latest request in Maine man’s 17-year fight to overturn murder conviction
A jury convicted Foster Bates in 2002 of gross sexual assault and murder in the death of Tammy Dickson in 1994.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine Family Planning will forgo federal funds over Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
The nonprofit receives nearly $2 million from the family planning program each year, and that money represents roughly 25% of its revenue.
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Trial begins in lawsuit over Portland art museum bequest
The Portland Museum of Art says the caretaker of a deceased benefactor manipulated her to remove a large donation from her will.
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About 300 rally in Portland to protest migrants’ detention at border
The vigil is one of more than 700 held across the country Friday to protest conditions at the detention centers and a potential immigration enforcement sweep in major cities this weekend.
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Portland police make drug trafficking arrests in Bayside
A Portland Police Department spokesman said more charges are expected.