Gillian Graham has been a staff writer for the Press Herald since 2012 and a journalist in Maine since 2005. She covers York County and takes a special interest in cannabis culture and the medical marijuana program. During her time with the Press Herald, Gillian has told the stories of everyday Mainers, tackled issues of poverty and hunger and covered the historic marijuana legalization campaign. She has won regional and national awards for her work, including the Joseph D. Ryle Award for Geriatrics from the National Press Club for her coverage of senior hunger issues in Maine. Gillian grew up in Ogunquit and graduated from the University of Southern Maine. When not on the lookout for great stories, she can be found trolling flea markets and yard sales for vintage Pyrex, cooking new recipes and spoiling her nieces and nephews. She lives in Bar Mills with her husband.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Contractor dies after fall from ladder inside Kittery restaurant
The 66-year-old man fell while working inside Loco Coco’s Tacos on Monday morning and was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Kittery police.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
York could soon become a frontrunner in banning all plastic utensils
The town Select Board is scheduled to consider whether to put a proposal to ban all single-use plastic utensils, containers, cups and straws on a November ballot.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2023
Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Church helps South Paris mother continue Micky’s Angels in daughter’s honor
Micky Taylor has been shuttling her late daughter’s friends around Maine for almost 30 years. But her van is no longer safe, and her church community in South Portland is raising money to buy her a new one.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
South Sudanese pastor found faith, community in southern Maine
Solomon Mursal died unexpectedly on June 25. The 54-year-old pastor came to Portland from South Sudan as a refugee in the early 2000s.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2023
Inmate who left Machias work release site back in custody
James Berube was taken back into custody following a seven-hour standoff with police, according to the Maine Department of Corrections.
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PublishedJune 29, 2023
Air quality in some parts of Maine to decline Friday as Canadian wildfires continue
Dense smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has caused poor air quality in other states but is expected to continue to move south and east.
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PublishedJune 28, 2023
Asylum seekers protest conditions at Portland Expo, lack of long-term plan
City officials met with the protesters, who say they have been served expired food and worry about where they will go when the Expo closes in mid-August.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
State hopes to use South Portland hotel as second shelter for asylum seekers
The City Council is scheduled to vote on the plan, which mirrors an arrangement the state already has with Portland.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
After weeks on the lam, runaway ram is caught in Cape Elizabeth
Volunteers placed sheep wool near Two Lights State Park to entice the ram to stay in the area.
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