Falling trees and branches downed power lines during Monday’s storm, causing widespread outages across Kennebunkport, Wells and the Berwicks.
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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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.
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Storm brings accidents, power outages, nearly a foot of snow to most of Maine
As of 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, 36,062 CMP customers had lost power, with all but 48 of them in York County.
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Questions still linger for family of now-identified ‘Jonesport John Doe’
Philip Kahn’s loved ones in Las Vegas spent more than two decades wondering what happened to the retired cab driver. This month, they learned that his body had been found in Maine within weeks of his July 2000 disappearance.
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Long-awaited blanket of snow covers most of Maine
Most of the state saw 4 to 6 inches of snow by Friday morning, with snowfall tapering off in the afternoon.
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Hours-long standoff in Wells ends in man’s death
Wells police say the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound late Wednesday night.
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Crews battle large building fire in Alfred
The fire was reported around 4:30 a.m. in a commercial building near the intersection of Mountain Road and Route 202.
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Southern Maine residents say they’re being priced out of once-affordable city
A Biddeford task force has spent the last year looking at strategies to preserve and create affordable housing as revitalization makes the city a more desirable place to live.
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Residents frustrated by smoking in HUD-funded housing say they ‘can’t afford anywhere else’
Residents at the Edgewood Apartments in Kennebunk say cigarette and marijuana smoke inside their building is exacerbating their health problems.
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Maine attorney general says officers were justified in 3 separate shootings
The shootings occurred in Limerick, Lewiston and Newport. The AG’s office has never found an officer-involved shooting in Maine to be unjustified.