Ukrainian native Natalia Iantsevych expects to work in a hospital in Lviv, a city in the country’s west now flooded with refugees fleeing larger cities under attack.
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.
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Biddeford group to erect statue to acknowledge pain inflicted on Maine tribes
It will depict Sachem Squando of the Saco Tribe, whose son was drowned by English sailors in 1675.
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Mainers from Ukraine heartbroken for those back home
Now residents of Saco, Yarmouth, Waterville and Dover-Foxcroft, they tell of their worries, fears and frustrations that the U.S. and NATO aren’t doing more to help.
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Two children seriously injured in Somerset County snowmobile crash
The girls, 9 and 10, were taken by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center in Portland after the crash, officials said.
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‘It’s been a mess’: Southern Maine gets coated in sleet
State police reported more than 10 crashes on the Maine Turnpike on Friday morning, and the snow-ice mix caused headaches for residents.
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A family took home a broken brick from Portland 50 years ago and just wrote to pay back the debt
Roy Pitts, who lives in California, said his daughter took a brick off the street when they visited half a century ago. He sent Portland $5 to pay for it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine employers unfazed by Supreme Court’s rejection of vaccine mandate
The court struck down a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement for large employers, but many Maine companies are still requiring workers to get the shots.
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Westbrook’s famed ice disk is taking shape again in the Presumpscot River
Round and round it goes, a replay of 2019, when disk-peepers were a boon for Westbrook businesses during the slow winter season.
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Arctic blast freezes Maine in its tracks, and another one’s on the way
Temperatures remained in the single digits in many parts of Maine on Tuesday as the state experienced its coldest weather since 2018.
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Hunker down or plunge in? Omicron surge prompts a range of responses
Some people have never let down their guard during the pandemic. Some did for a bit, but no longer. Others are resigned about their risks and think everyone will end up getting COVID.