Though the Coast Guard has suspended its search, the Maine Marine Patrol and other agencies continue to look for Tylar Michaud, of Steuben, whose empty boat was found Friday near Petit Manan.
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.
‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
York could soon become a frontrunner in banning all plastic utensils
The town Select Board is scheduled to consider whether to put a proposal to ban all single-use plastic utensils, containers, cups and straws on a November ballot.
Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
Church helps South Paris mother continue Micky’s Angels in daughter’s honor
Micky Taylor has been shuttling her late daughter’s friends around Maine for almost 30 years. But her van is no longer safe, and her church community in South Portland is raising money to buy her a new one.
South Sudanese pastor found faith, community in southern Maine
Solomon Mursal died unexpectedly on June 25. The 54-year-old pastor came to Portland from South Sudan as a refugee in the early 2000s.
Inmate who left Machias work release site back in custody
James Berube was taken back into custody following a seven-hour standoff with police, according to the Maine Department of Corrections.
Police search for inmate who walked away from work release site in Machias
James Berube left his assigned work site around midnight Thursday.
Air quality in some parts of Maine to decline Friday as Canadian wildfires continue
Dense smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has caused poor air quality in other states but is expected to continue to move south and east.
Asylum seekers protest conditions at Portland Expo, lack of long-term plan
City officials met with the protesters, who say they have been served expired food and worry about where they will go when the Expo closes in mid-August.