The dead pilot, who had 5,995 hours of flight experience, had bought the wooden Culver Cadet plane last year.
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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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Newcastle painter Robert Ransley charged with possessing child pornography
His computer was seized last month, and police say they found thousands of explicit images.
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Group submits signatures for marijuana legalization vote in South Portland
Citizens for a Safer Maine is also pushing for legalization votes in York and Lewiston.
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Bowdoinham man’s book recounts role in arrests of parents who killed their children
Steve Reed, whose own daughter was dying when the crimes came to light, says he “happened to be in the right place at the right time.”
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Biddeford revels in savings from pay-as-you-throw
The city has reduced its household waste disposal by 44 percent, tripled its recycling rate and saved about $220,000 in the past year.
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Missing South Portland woman found alive, unhurt after two-day search
Ruth Brennan, 77, who has dementia, is reunited with relatives after a rescue dog locates her in dense woods in Waterford.
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Four people sought in Biddeford double slaying
Police want to interview two men and two women seen fleeing the scene where two Maine men were shot inside an apartment building.
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Maine DEP continues cleanup of Gorham fuel spill
Officials from the agency are also checking drinking water wells for possible contamination caused by Wednesday’s tractor-trailer rollover.
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Selectman, Rotary leader seek Maine House District 7 nod
Robert ‘Bob’ Foley and Peter Leon are running for the Republican nomination.
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Veteran Maine Democrats compete in District 33 Senate primary
Longtime lawmaker Sen. John Tuttle’s challenger is Andrea Boland, a four-term state representative.