In a plea deal with prosecutors, a murder charge against Daniel Lafrenier was dropped to manslaughter in exchange for his guilty plea.
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.
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Two men arrested in pair of York County robberies
Police have linked Timothy Riley of Westbrook and Kyle Allman of Hollis to robberies at a Waterboro bank Wednesday and a Buxton store last week.
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Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Westbrook voters reject $51.7 million school budget
The budget proposal was up 9.6% and would have required a tax rate increase of $1.45.
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Biddeford will start moving people from encampments into temporary homeless shelter
City officials say they will have space for dozens of people to move into a temporary shelter at Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center, where they can get help finding housing and other services.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Saco residents approve funding plan for 2 new schools
Saco will receive $101 million in state funding to build 2 new elementary schools approved by voters Tuesday.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Cumberland and North Yarmouth narrowly approve $53.5 million school project
The proposal includes building a new school for pre-K to first grade students, $3 million for a turf field, updates to other schools and new maintenance buildings.
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Maine interlibrary loan system on hold for weeks because of contract dispute
Library directors throughout the state say temporarily losing the book sharing will be a challenge going into their busiest time of year.
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Biddeford city manager tells harbormaster he can’t comment or vote on UNE pier proposal
City Manager James Bennett says Harbormaster Paul Lariviere cannot oversee the university’s application because he has made public comments that show he cannot make an objective decision.
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Federal appeals court reconsiders lawsuit against city over Back Cove drowning
John Cohen, of Colorado, is appealing a decision by a federal judge in Maine that his lawsuit didn’t include enough evidence to show that the city of Portland and a firefighter caused his son’s death in 2020.
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Suspicious device on Washington Avenue posed no threat, Portland police say
A Portland police bomb squad robot investigated a suspicious backpack Monday morning, which police said later burst open but was deemed not a threat.