Paul Malicky was tending to bait fish traps when he went underwater, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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.
Man killed in Aroostook County camper fire
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the Wednesday morning fire, which killed Michael Kelley, 60.
Hot Lotto ticket worth $1.1 million sold in York
The Maine Lottery pays the taxes on Hot Lotto prize money, so the winner will take home the full prize amount.
New Hampshire patient, supported by court decision, buys medical marijuana in Portland
Linda Horan, who has cancer, can legally purchase cannabis in Maine because there are not yet any dispensaries in her home state.
Maine study group recommends THC blood-level limit for marijuana-using drivers
It also makes other impairment proposals to legislators as the state prepares for a possible vote to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016.
Lewiston police investigating fatal crash with car and pedestrian
Christine Beaulieu was killed on Lisbon Street early Monday morning.
Search continues for canoeist missing in Half Moon Bay
Majik Francis of Pleasant Point was last seen clinging to a capsized canoe on Sunday afternoon.
First Eastern equine encephalitis death confirmed in Maine
A York County resident died of the mosquito-borne illness in October, says the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Police in York County looking for man considered dangerous
Christopher William Gonyer was last seen fleeing the Biddeford probation office in early November.
Judith Magyar Isaacson, Maine educator, author and resilient survivor of Auschwitz, dies at 90
She was driven to tell her story to prevent such horrors from reoccurring, and built life in her new home state around family and education.