Megan Gray – Page 53 – 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, Maine Crime, News

Judge to decide if Biddeford bears responsibility in shooting deaths of 2 teenagers

by Megan Gray October 30, 2019November 1, 2019

James Pak shot 3 tenants he had allegedly threatened just minutes after police officers left his apartment building in 2012.

Maine, Maine Crime

Portland man pleads not guilty to murder in neighbor’s death

by Megan Gray October 28, 2019October 29, 2019

Police arrested Everett Meserve, 62, in August after finding Rodney Cleveland severely beaten in his apartment. Cleveland later died of his injuries.

Business, Maine

Lonely Planet ranks Maine among world’s best regions to visit in 2020

by Megan Gray October 25, 2019October 26, 2019

The travel site says Maine is lovely at any time, but next year’s bicentennial celebrations give it an edge.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Crime in Maine has declined more than 56% in 7 years, annual report shows

by Megan Gray October 23, 2019October 28, 2019

But the number of reported rapes remained higher than usual in 2018, following a trend identified the previous year.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Acton woman who murdered ex-husband gets 32-year sentence in plea deal

by Megan Gray October 21, 2019October 22, 2019

Kandee Collind, 49, who stabbed Scott Weyland in front of their children in 2017, gets the maximum penalty allowed by her plea agreement, at a hearing in which their 11-year-old son’s frantic 911 call is played.

Business, Maine, News, Sports

National civil rights group calls for resignation of Maine sports official

by Megan Gray October 15, 2019October 16, 2019

The Council on American-Islamic Relations cites racist statements allegedly posted on the Facebook page of Hal Pierce, chairman of the Combat Sports Authority of Maine.

Maine, News, Schools & Education

ACLU sues to block suspension of Cape student at center of sexual assault controversy

by Joe Lawlor and Megan Gray October 15, 2019October 16, 2019

Aela Mansmann was suspended after school officials said she violated the district’s bullying policy by posting a note in a bathroom saying ‘there’s a rapist in the school.’ The ACLU says her free speech rights were violated.