As the ocean temperature warms, more blue crabs are moving into the Gulf of Maine, according to researchers collecting data about the species.
Gillian Graham
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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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They built houses on a 200-year-old dirt road in Cornish. Then a neighbor blocked their access.
The town says its hands are tied and has punted the issue to the courts.
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Family of men killed in New Hampshire crash demands more answers from police
The Sorge family is preparing to sue the city of Dover over a police officer’s failed attempt to stop a driver who caused a crash, killing himself and three others.
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Purple smoke returns to skies above Portland waste plant
Ecomaine says the issue was likely caused by a larger-than-normal amount of iodine in the waste stream. It’s still trying to identify the source.
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Vermont man was working in yard with grandson before fatal crash in Sanford
Sanford police are still investigating what caused the driver to go off the road and hit Michael Gilbar and his grandson.
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Maine ACLU says bus line allowed border officials to search buses without warrants
The civil rights organization is asking Cyr Bus Lines to stop letting Customs and Border Patrol agents onto its buses in Houlton after 2 Presque Isle residents were handcuffed and removed from a bus for not answering questions about their citizenship status.
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‘He was bigger than life’: Family of missing lobsterman plans memorial
The family of Tylar Michaud, 18, knows he is gone even as the search continues, and say it is now time to celebrate his life.
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Boater accused of threatening game warden with gun at Sebago Lake
The Maine Warden Service says Timothy Flick pointed a pistol at a game warden who was responding to complaints that a boater was acting erratically.
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Family of Wells man charged with attacking NYPD officers feared he was suffering from psychosis
Two weeks before he allegedly attacked officers near Times Square on New Year’s Eve, a hospital near his home in Wells determined Trevor Bickford was not a threat to himself or others, according to a new federal court filing.
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Our live updates from Biden’s visit to Maine
5:54 p.m. BRUNSWICK — Air Force One has taken off from the Brunswick Executive Airport to take President Biden to Delaware. He is set to land in Dover and then head to Rehoboth Beach. As the plane prepared for takeoff, a group of protesters on motorcycles drove down Orion Street chanting “(expletive) Joe Biden.” — […]