A Monday morning march in Portland is the union’s latest salvo in the ongoing contract dispute.
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.
Marijuana activists try second time to force legalization vote in York
Citizens for a Safer Maine turned in more than 900 signatures supporting a legalization ordinance after town selectmen previously voted against putting the question to voters.
Going back to school costing Maine parents more
Clothes, shoes, supplies and technology are adding up to bigger numbers.
Kids bike center moving to new digs in Biddeford
Community Bicycle Center, which offers bicycle oriented enrichment programs, will be able to spread its wings wider in new building.
Windham inmate dies during approved stay at relative’s house
The 65-year-old York County man, who was serving time for drunken-driving, was part of the Supervised Community Confinement Program.
Maine surf instructor captures a whale of a video
The playful animal, believed to be a minke whale about 18-22 feet long, delights children attending a surf camp in York.
Brunswick man charged with beating elderly mother
Eric Engstrom, 51, allegedly punched and shook his 75-year-old mother before dawn Monday.
Plane carrying 2nd Ebola patient lands in Bangor to refuel
Nancy Writebol, a missionary from North Carolina who contracted Ebola while working with patients in Liberia, will be treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
Proposal to make marijuana legal to go on South Portland ballot
But city councilors, whose only other choice was to legalize pot as proposed by a citizens petition, express opposition to the idea.
Substance abuse counselor takes lead in fight against legalizing marijuana
Scott Gagnon, state coordinator of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Maine, driven by concerns for communities and young people.