The acquitted man says he is ready to get a job, apply to college and move forward.
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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U.S. Supreme Court won’t stop Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
Justice Stephen Breyer said the plaintiffs could try again at the Supreme Court after the 1st Circuit issues a ruling in the underlying lawsuit.
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South Portland police respond to unrest among incarcerated youths at Long Creek
Authorities say no one was injured but property was damaged in the incident Sunday night at the state’s Long Creek Youth Development Center.
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Open? Closed? Local staffing shortages keep changing up the hours
It can take work to keep track of when your local coffee shop or library is open, but be kind when you walk in the door.
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Advocacy groups renew demand to shut down Maine’s youth prison
A dozen organizations sent a letter Friday to Gov. Janet Mills demanding that new detentions at the Long Creek Youth Development Center be halted and a plan be created by the end of the year to close it.
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Federal judge refuses to block Maine vaccine mandate for health care workers
Judge Jon Levy denies a motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit seeking a religious exemption, meaning health care workers must get inoculated by Friday to comply with state rules.
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Maine’s high court backs CMP’s use of disconnection notices
Plaintiffs had argued that the utility acted unreasonably when it sent the notices as the pandemic worsened last winter.
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal by Maine State Police troopers
That decision means the lawsuit against the troopers could go to a civil jury trial.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects petition from Orrington chapel over COVID-19 rules
Calvary Chapel had petitioned the nation’s highest court to hear a challenge to earlier restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic.
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Company could spend up to $267 million to clean up mercury in Penobscot River
The settlement agreement still needs approval from a federal judge in Bangor.