Power company officials remind well-meaning Mainers not to give linemen gifts and leave enough room for them to work safely.
Gillian Graham
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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 will seek disaster aid as roughly 70,000 remained without power 4 days after storm
The number of outages is down from a peak of 484,000 statewide after winds and rain ravaged the region Monday morning.
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Firefighters extinguish another stubborn Sanford mill fire
The cause of the fire in the vacant mill building, which is next to one that burned in June, remains under investigation.
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Van driver charged with eluding deputy after crashing into 2 cars in Standish
More charges are pending against 41-year-old William Wyman, police say.
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Lights come on for more Mainers as storm recovery work continues nonstop
About 107,000 CMP customers and 26,000 served by Emera Maine remain without power early this morning.
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Brunswick police identify drivers killed in 2 crashes
A Brunswick woman and a Topsham man died in crashes Sunday and Monday.
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Trick-or-treating gets a rain check
Because of safety concerns, some communities that have lost power are postponing the event.
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Utility crews working around the clock, aiming to restore power to most Mainers by Saturday
CMP expected 900 more line and tree workers from as far away as Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. More than 250,000 Maine customers were still in the dark early Wednesday morning.
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Tens of thousands in central Maine still without power in storm’s wake
Approximately 62 percent of Central Maine Power and Emera Maine customers were without power by late Monday afternoon.
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Power companies expect recovery from historic storm to take days
Central Maine Power says it has never had as many outages, even during the Ice Storm of 1998.