Investigators found the remains of an adult believed to be homeowner Christopher Keirstead on Friday.
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools & Education
State schedules dedicated vaccine clinics for school staff 60 and older
Each district will notify teachers and staff where they can sign up for their shots at clinics that will take place beginning next Friday.
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Posted inMaine, News
State says people in jails and prisons will have to keep waiting for vaccines
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, does not know when the state will start offering shots to incarcerated people because doses are ‘at a premium.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Former Jackson Lab employee being investigated by FBI
A scientist who worked for the company in Connecticut is accused of failing to disclose income from Chinese research institutions when applying for federal funds in the U.S.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lebanon man indicted on charges related to Capitol riot
A new federal indictment includes charges that Kyle Fitzsimons injured 2 police officers during the Jan. 6 riot.
Posted inMaine
Impasse on funding leaves legal services for Maine’s poor in limbo
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services says it needs millions of dollars to address financial and constitutional problems identified by experts and a state watchdog agency.
Posted inMaine, News
Westbrook settles lawsuit alleging racial bias by police against Lewiston man for $40,000
A Lewiston man said police pulled him over and then arrested him because he is Black.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers consider bill to prohibit prosecuting anyone younger than 12
The measure would also eliminate the minimum stay for youths committed to the state’s only youth detention center, and would commit no one younger than age 14.
Posted inMaine, News
Facing lawsuit, Maine courts speed access to civil complaint records
The court system announces the change less than 3 weeks after the Sun Journal and other news organizations filed a federal lawsuit.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Maine prisons will expand treatment for opioid use disorder
The state prisons will provide access to medication-assisted treatment for all inmates who need it, something advocates have long pushed the state to do.