A truck driver was unable to avoid hitting a car driven by 52-year-old Brian N. Anger, who died in the crash, according to Maine State Police.
Gillian Graham
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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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Police investigate suspected arson at Portland church
Neighbors who spotted the fire at the Portland New Church on Stevens Avenue used buckets of water to try to put it out before firefighters arrived.
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Deputy was cleaning crash debris from road when he was hit by truck
Maine State Police say Deputy Luke Gross, 44, had responded to a crash on Route 3 before he was struck by a small pickup truck. He died at the scene.
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Toll collector injured when car slams into booth, catches fire
Maine State Police say Ethan Chase of Durham was driving while intoxicated when he lost control of his car and crashed into the tollbooth early Thursday.
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Reward offered in unsolved Caribou homicide from 2015
The brother of victim Kenneth Zernicke raised $10,000 for information about the unsolved case.
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‘She didn’t just disappear’: 50 years later, missing Maine teen’s family aches for answers
Cathy Moulton was 16 when she left home to run errands on Sept. 24, 1971, and never returned. Hers is one of the oldest active missing person cases in Maine and the United States.
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Maine public sector employees are subject to Biden’s vaccine-or-testing mandate
Maine is among 26 states that have agreements with the federal government that require adoption and enforcement of all OSHA standards.
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Biddeford landlord was shot multiple times, at least once at close range, court documents say
Randal J. Hennessey did not enter a plea to a murder charge in the killing of Douglas Michaud Jr. during a hearing Thursday in York County Superior Court.
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Father of girl with rare disease sets out to walk from Maine to North Carolina – barefoot
Chris Brannigan hopes the 1,200-mile trek will raise money and awareness in the fight against Cornelia de Lange Syndrome.
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Maine volunteers joining relief effort in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
Red Cross of Northern New England has deployed 15 volunteers to Louisiana following Hurricane Ida and could send more in the coming weeks and months.