The areas hardest hit included Somerset, Kennebec and Androscoggin counties. By Sunday, all but a small handful of customers were without power.
Gillian Graham
Staff Writer
Gillian Graham is a general assignment reporter for the Portland Press Herald. 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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Some in Maine get an early taste of winter this Thanksgiving
Power outages ticked up steadily throughout the afternoon, from fewer than 100 households across the state without power at 2:30 to nearly 17,000 at 7 p.m., according to Central Maine Power’s and Versant’s websites.
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Is a Thanksgiving storm on the menu for Maine?
The National Weather Service is keeping an eye on a possible storm late in the week, and meteorologists say wintry weather Tuesday could cause travel problems in interior Maine.
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Are Maine Audubon’s turkeys the safest birds in the state this Thanksgiving?
The reestablished wild turkey population in Maine is now considered abundant and is spread across all 16 counties.
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11 Maine legislative races will be recounted
The recounts will include House District 141, where Sanford Republican Lucas Lanigan tied with Democrat Patricia Kidder. Lanigan was charged in October with aggravated assault.
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As the EPA sets new standards for lead dust exposure, Maine continues work to eradicate poisoning
The number of Maine children with elevated levels of lead in their blood has dropped significantly, but state and local officials say there is still a lot of work to be done to remove hazards from older housing.
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This Maine man lost his brother during WWII. He’s still searching for answers.
Eighty years after Elmer Wright was presumed dead off the coast of Tunisia, his younger brother fought to get his true service recognized – even if it meant finding out he died by friendly fire.
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Big Election Day turnout created challenges, but few problems
Despite some polling place lines and counting delays, election officials say it was a smooth election overall.
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Man fatally shot by Franklin County deputy in Phillips
Officials say the man refused to put down his gun and then raised it toward a deputy.
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A year after the Lewiston mass shooting, six portraits of grief
18 people were killed, 13 were shot and survived, and many others witnessed the deadliest attack in Maine’s history. A year later, we look at how some have navigated the aftermath.