Megan Gray

Portland Press Herald

Megan Gray is a general assignment 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, lawsuits and U.S. Supreme Court cases. Her favorite stories are the ones that help us learn more about each other and the varied lives we lead in this expansive state. 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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Published
January 27, 2023

State transportation plan covers a lot of ground

Projects to be tackled included closing a gap in the Eastern Trail and replacing an aging ferry to Isleboro with a new hybrid-electric one.
Published
January 25, 2023

Grants will bring high-speed internet to 16,000 homes and businesses in rural Maine

Brookton and 10 surrounding communities will get high-speed broadband through an $8.1 million grant announced by the Maine Connectivity Authority this week.
Published
January 24, 2023

Midcoast resident who wrote and directed ‘Tár’ nominated for 2 Oscars

A Gorham native also is nominated for visual effects for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’
Published
January 23, 2023

Slippery seal turns the tide on Cape Elizabeth police

A young gray seal was spotted wandering around Cape Elizabeth several times Monday before the Marine Mammals of Maine rescue group decided to take it to its rehab center for an assessment.
Published
January 20, 2023

Home prices increased in 2022, but overall sales fell

The statewide median sales price for homes sold last month was $330,000, an 8.9% increase over the price in November 2021.
Published
January 19, 2023

Evictions in Maine shot up during 2022, with filings growing 27%

New eviction filings neared levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, and the problem may become a focus of the Legislature’s new session.
Published
January 17, 2023

Maine’s agriculture harvest grew in size last year, while national production fell

New USDA data also show that 2022 was another strong year for Maine potato production, with 1.81 billion pounds harvested.
Published
January 15, 2023

Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine

The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.
Published
December 28, 2022

Traffic deaths in Maine hit highest number in 15 years

The preliminary number of highway deaths stood at 177 on Wednesday, making it the worst year since 2007, when 183 were killed on Maine roads.
Published
December 27, 2022

Maine judge seeks to have sexual harassment lawsuit against him dismissed

The lawsuit was filed by a prosecutor and a drug treatment counselor who accused Penobscot County District Court Judge Charles Budd of harassing them at a conference in July.