She set up a $1.5 million endowment to build a popular ice rink downtown.
Gillian Graham
Staff Writer
Gillian Graham is a general assignment reporter for the Portland Press Herald. 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.
Plow truck hits car on I-295 in Portland, causing traffic backup
The car was parked in the breakdown lane between exits 4 and 5 southbound.
No criminal charges in case of missing Chebeague Island money
Town officials are strengthening internal controls following the investigation of money missing from a town account.
Biddeford’s St. Andre Home to end longtime programs for pregnant women
The nonprofit agency plans to close a group home by the end of the month and its adoption program within three months.
Charges against Montville couple show tension between law enforcement, medical marijuana law
Patients Randy and Margot Hayes are charged with drug trafficking, but say they just misunderstood the state’s ambiguous rules.
Maine snowfall totals exceed forecasts
A storm that had been predicted to drop up to 6 inches nearly doubles that amount, sending cars skidding and snarling both the morning and evening commutes.
Separate truck crashes stall Maine Turnpike traffic for hours
As crews clean up after the initial accident, a tractor-trailer rear-ends bottlenecked vehicles, seriously injuring an Old Orchard Beach woman.
Saco City Council approves zoning to allow Ecology School to build campus on farm
The school plans to build two dorms and a dining hall at River Bend Farm.
Bowdoin woman, 18, dies in single-car crash
Police say Mira Graziano was not wearing a seatbelt when her SUV struck a tree.
Petitions to legalize marijuana draw protest upon arrival in Augusta
Medical marijuana growers predict damage to their industry and harm to patients if Mainers vote for the change in state law.