Mark Cardilli Jr. has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of Isahak Muse and will be free on $50,000 cash bail while the case proceeds.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray covers the outdoors and tourism 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, arts and culture. Outside of work, you can find her kayaking on the ocean and exploring Maine's many coastal islands with her husband.
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Dog or coyote bit family on Lisbon walking path, police say
A man, woman and their 11-year-old daughter were treated for their wounds at a Lewiston hospital.
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Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
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Community grieves for Rumford boy, 6, killed in school bus collision
So far, there is no indication that the driver of the school bus, a 51-year-old Dixfield man, was at fault in the crash, police said.
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State agrees to hand over records of suicide attempts at Long Creek
Disability Rights Maine sued last year to get the records during an investigation into the state’s only juvenile detention facility, where 5 suicide attempts were reported in a 3-month span.
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As bigamist pleads guilty, one of his wives tells court of ‘6 years of pain and misery’
Michael Middleton, 43, who was married to at least 3 women in New Hampshire, Georgia and Alabama, received a 12-month sentence that was suspended for 5 years.
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Federal judge blocks ‘gag rule’ on abortion referrals for family planning clinics
An abortion provider in Maine is one of several across the country challenging the rule in court.
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Police didn’t coerce confession from suspect in officer’s killing, judge rules, so it can be used at trial
The judge did suppress a videotaped re-enactment of the shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole, saying the defendant, John Williams, was too tired to make rational statements at that point.
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Fire closes Fore Street restaurant for 2 days
The fire was contained to an HVAC unit near the kitchen.
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Jury acquits former Maine prison guard of sexually assaulting inmate
Joshua Dall-Leighton’s lawyer told the jury that the accuser fabricated the story to benefit herself financially.