Chase Dmuchowsky’s car was found idling in the middle of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge a month before his body was recovered on Sears Island.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Former Brunswick town councilor facing child pornography charges
Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council on Nov. 18 and is on leave from his job at Bowdoin College.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Tracing hoax calls will be a daunting challenge
A cybersecurity expert says it will be difficult for the FBI to trace the prank active shooter calls made using an internet protocol that allows the caller to hide their phone number.
Posted inLocal & State
Active shooter hoaxes lock down 10 Maine schools
Maine State Police and the FBI are investigating the phone calls that led to major police responses and widespread fear.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State
Rising costs stretch food pantries as demand peaks
Preble Street has seen a 30% increase in food costs this year as pantries across southern Maine expect this to be their busiest year on record.
Posted inLocal & State
Doris Grumbach, a prolific author with Maine ties, dies at 104
Grumbach died Nov. 4 at 104. She spent nearly two decades living in down east Maine, where she wrote many of her memoirs and ran a bookshop.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School to close in June
The board voted to close the school after it was unable to find a model to sustain it financially, according to a Chewonki spokesperson.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Brunswick coffee shop workers say they were fired for organizing
Two employees at Little Dog by the Met in Brunswick say they were fired this week over their support for trying to form a union.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Asked to testify, Houlton man linked to guns used in Canada’s worst mass shooting says, ‘I can’t do it’
Documents released by the Canadian Mass Casualty Commission detail conversations between Sean Conlogue of Houlton and investigators examining the fatal shootings of 22 people in Nova Scotia.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Etna man rescued after 30 hours lost in Maine woods
Joseph Nolin got turned around and lost in the woods while checking on game cameras, according to the Maine Warden Service.