Teacher Paul Auger sets them to work – and learn – after a child’s remains are found in a long-abandoned cemetery.
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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Woman charged with OUI after car crashes into Arundel Fire Station
Kastara Ylonen allegedly slammed her car into a building that is used as sleeping quarters for firefighters.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Sanford man charged with selling meth
Shane Thyng was arrested Tuesday at his home and charged with drug trafficking.
Posted inMaine, News
Truck spills foul-smelling chicken parts on St. John Street
The spill stretched for about a mile between Park and Brighton avenues.
Posted inMaine, News
York residents voice opposition to plan to relocate toll plaza
Many of the roughly 200 people who attend a public hearing are concerned about light, noise and air pollution, and urge the Turnpike Authority to consider an all-electronic system.
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Proposal to relocate York toll plaza heads for public hearing
The controversial plan calls for a $40 million 15-lane plaza a mile and a half north of the existing one.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As Maine towns face sticky issues raised by recreational pot, some just say no
Voting this month in Lebanon made the York County town the latest ‘dry town’ in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, That Moment
Daughter carries on tradition at Montsweag, but says it’s still ‘Mama’s flea market’
Gena Kilkenny opened the market in Woolwich for its 40th anniversary season, and her mother was never far from her mind.
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Teens arrested outside Long Creek with van stolen from Bangor, BB guns, police say
A member of the youth development center’s staff called South Portland police early Friday morning after becoming suspicious of the pair parked outside.
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Limington man dies in head-on crash
Jordan Lambert, who died at the hospital, was the passenger in a car hit by a second vehicle that was traveling in the wrong lane.