Police say Charles “Chip” Townsend set the Oct. 7 fire that killed Wayne Morrill in the Washington County town of Robbinston
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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Waste collectors injured by chemicals in trash
Two Casella Waste Systems employees were hospitalized with chemical burns after a container filled with hydrochloric acid burst in the York County town of Dayton.
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Lost bird hunter rescued after spending night in Piscataquis County woods
Game wardens found 70-year-old Maurice Pelletier after he got lost while hunting grouse on a logging road.
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Westbrook police look for two missing teenagers
Police say Dylan Collins and Isaiah Loring left a facility in Westbrook and may be in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
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Portland police investigate assault of woman walking in West End
A short time after a woman was attacked Sunday night, a second woman reported a man followed her as she walked on Brackett Street.
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Hannaford blames technology problem for failure to report pizza dough tampering
But the grocery chain did not explain exactly what went wrong in August when it failed to address reports that someone had tampered with dough sold at its Sanford store.
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Lebanon fire victim identified as local woman
Fire officials say 46-year-old April S. Patch died of smoke inhalation in the house fire on Sunday.
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Hiker who died on Mount Katahdin summit identified as Maryland man
Officials say there is no evidence of any crime in the death of 27-year-old Nathan Leigh Bell.
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More retailers are warned about pizza dough as tampering suspect heads to court Tuesday
Saco police believe 38-year-old Nicholas Mitchell put razor blades in pizza dough at the Hannaford in Saco, and now Shaw’s is removing the same brand of dough from its stores in five New England states.
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Woman killed in Lebanon fire
The fire in a home on the Carl-Broggi Highway was reported around 5:45 p.m. Sunday.