If a school district doesn’t have an approved budget by July 1, Maine law requires the district to keep using the one its budget committee mostly recently approved, even if voters haven’t signed off on it.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Once too high, Gorham schools budget now too low as leaders struggle to find a number that works
The $2 million in cuts were too costly for a majority of voters Tuesday, who chose to send the school committee back to find a new budget plan nearly one month into the fiscal year.
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Seeking closure for lobsterman’s family: ‘No one wants a man lost at sea’
Though the Coast Guard has suspended its search, the Maine Marine Patrol and other agencies continue to look for Tylar Michaud, of Steuben, whose empty boat was found Friday near Petit Manan.
Posted inLocal & State
‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
Posted inLocal & State
Contractor dies after fall from ladder inside Kittery restaurant
The 66-year-old man fell while working inside Loco Coco’s Tacos on Monday morning and was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Kittery police.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
York could soon become a frontrunner in banning all plastic utensils
The town Select Board is scheduled to consider whether to put a proposal to ban all single-use plastic utensils, containers, cups and straws on a November ballot.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
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Kennebunk Savings Bank plans to donate land for affordable housing
If a contract zone is approved by Kennebunk voters, Avesta Housing will build 70 units of affordable housing for older residents near the bank’s operations center on Alewive Park Road.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values
Church helps South Paris mother continue Micky’s Angels in daughter’s honor
Micky Taylor has been shuttling her late daughter’s friends around Maine for almost 30 years. But her van is no longer safe, and her church community in South Portland is raising money to buy her a new one.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State
South Sudanese pastor found faith, community in southern Maine
Solomon Mursal died unexpectedly on June 25. The 54-year-old pastor came to Portland from South Sudan as a refugee in the early 2000s.