An area entrepreneur wants to transform a vacant lot in the middle of downtown into a food court for food trucks and mobile food vendors.
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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Portland warehouse, home to multiple businesses, damaged in fire
The fire at 160 Presumpscot St. was reported by a passerby just after 2 a.m. Friday.
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Missing woman found dead on Cape Neddick trail
Deborah Kolbjornsen, 66, was last seen entering a trail system to walk a dog, police said.
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Latest attack on a woman raises alarm in Portland’s West End
Police say the woman was hit from behind with a club Tuesday night on Brackett Street, in the latest in a series of assaults since last fall.
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Old Town woman charged with manslaughter in death of 3-year-old daughter
Maine State Police say the Old Town girl died Sunday, two days after first responders took her to the hospital.
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South Portland man drowns after falling into Saco River in Buxton
A woman who saw Abiodun Jerry Roland Olubi fall into the river told police she believed that he did not know how to swim.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Seniors ‘getting back to living’ after more than a year of pandemic restrictions
Residents of retirement communities in Maine are resuming activities and visits, now that most are vaccinated.
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Wreckage of Emmy Rose located off coast of Massachusetts
Four men died when the Portland-based fishing vessel sank off Cape Cod in November, near the end of a multiday trip to catch groundfish.
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Maine lawmaker sued for clear-cutting neighbors’ land
The lawsuit claims that Rep. Heidi Sampson and Robert Sampson of Alfred cut more than 4,344 trees from the neighbor’ property, then built a barn, stable and gated horse paddock on the area.
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Maietta Construction agrees to pay $25,000 fine for filling wetlands in Scarborough
Under the terms of a consent decree, the Scarborough company also will pay for wetland restoration projects costing about $850,000 at its property on Pleasant Hill Road.