Megan Gray – Page 40 – Lewiston Sun Journal

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.

Maine, News

COVID-19 outbreak expands at state prison in Windham

by Megan Gray October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

The state has now reported a total of 18 cases of coronavirus in the Maine Correctional Center.

Business, Maine, News

Maine’s top state court sides with South Portland in pipeline feud

by Megan Gray October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

The case will now return to a federal appeals court for a ruling on the core constitutional questions raised by the Portland Pipe Line Corp.

Maine, Uncategorized

Families face difficult decisions as holidays approach, virus cases rise

by Megan Gray October 29, 2020November 13, 2020

Some people plan to spend the holidays with only immediate family, some are hoping for a warmer-than-usual day for an outdoor gathering, and others still aren’t ready to make plans in such an uncertain year.

Election 2020, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Politics

UMaine student charged with submitting former roommate’s ballot as her own

by Megan Gray and Matt Byrne October 27, 2020October 28, 2020

Alyssa Dau, 19, is accused of signing and submitting the former roommate’s absentee ballot, apparently because of a personal dispute between the two.

Maine, Maine Crime

Biddeford man sentenced to 10 years for racially motivated hate crimes

by Megan Gray October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

A federal judge calls a pair of attacks by 2 men in 2018 ‘among the most serious I have seen.’

Maine, News

COVID-19 cited as factor in death of York County inmate as jail outbreak is declared over

by Megan Gray October 23, 2020October 24, 2020

The finding by the state Medical Examiner’s Office differs from comments by Maine’s top public health official, who said Jason Daigle’s death was not related to the virus.