Friends of West Brook Skating Rink hope to find the money to keep the nearly 100-year-old go-to spot going.
Gillian Graham
Staff Writer
Gillian Graham reports on social services for the Portland Press Herald, covering topics including child welfare, homelessness, food insecurity, poverty and mental health. A lifelong Mainer and graduate of the University of Southern Maine, she has worked as a journalist since 2005 and joined the paper as a staff writer in 2012. During her time with the Press Herald, Gillian has told the stories of everyday Mainers and tackled issues of poverty, hunger and homelessness. She enjoys telling compelling stories that help people better understand and connect with the communities and people around them. In her free time, Gillian loves spending time with her husband and family, hand embroidery, and hunting for vintage treasure at flea markets and antique stores.
Maine Turnpike worker hit and killed at construction site near Exit 48 in Portland
Jeffrey Abbott of Saco was one of two highway fatalities Friday in Maine; a West Gardiner man died when the dump truck he was driving overturned in Whitefield, state police say.
More tests needed to ID body found on Cape Elizabeth beach
The state Medical Examiner’s Office has completed an autopsy on the body found on Cliff House Beach on Tuesday.
Woman charged in crash that killed 13-year-old Lewiston boy as he walked to school
Laurie Young, 54, faces a civil charge of hitting and killing Jayden Cho-Sargent in November.
Sidney man killed in snowmobile crash on Messalonskee Lake
The death of Jeffrey Fisher is Maine’s fourth snowmobile fatality of the season and the second at Messalonskee Lake.
Minor accidents, slow commute as snow blankets southern Maine
Speed limits are reduced to 45 mph for the entire length of the Maine Turnpike.
Western Avenue in Auburn reopened after gas leak
Residents were evacuated after a car hit a natural gas line Tuesday morning.
Boy, 4, dies day after crash that killed his grandfather
A family friend says Gavin Brackley died Saturday and his organs were donated to help others.
Two arrested in drug bust at South Portland hotel
South Portland police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency had been investigating drug activity in the Thornton Heights neighborhood.
Marijuana interest driving real estate deals
Although political uncertainties are restraining momentum, entrepreneurs interested in pot operations are heating up the greater Portland industrial market.