The RiverWalk pedestrian bridge will help to reconnect the two communities for development.
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.
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Maine may give schools flexibility on residency requirements
Gov. LePage is deciding the fate of a bill giving control to local boards on where superintendents must live.
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Legislature OKs allowing local boards to set superintendent residency rules
Gov. Paul LePage has not yet taken action on the bill, which allows school boards to decide if superintendents are required to live in town.
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Saco fire station included on national register
The station, built in 1938, faced demolition before the city agreed to sell it to a nonprofit housing group.
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In Maine, warm weather renews Lyme disease concerns
There were more than 1,100 reported cases of Lyme disease in Maine in 2012, a record high that will likely be topped in 2013.
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Maine activists, acclaimed film call for action to end U.S. hunger
On Tuesday night, 452 people stood in line for their dinner at Preble Street — more than twice the number who gathered hours later to call for an end to hunger . . .
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Sundance film screenings in Portland take aim at hunger problem
“A Place at the Table,” which was a selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, tells the true stories of three people who don’t know where their next meal will come from.
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Old Orchard councilors now all facing recall
The three remaining councilors are notified that petitioners collected enough signatures.
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Money woes threaten Biddeford neighborhood center
Without additional financial support, its executive director says, the Joyful Harvest Neighborhood Center will have to close in June.
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Petitions verified; four facing Old Orchard recall vote
The beach town’s three remaining councilors could be added to the ballot by the time voting is set.