James Berube was taken back into custody following a seven-hour standoff with police, according to the Maine Department of Corrections.
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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Police search for inmate who walked away from work release site in Machias
James Berube left his assigned work site around midnight Thursday.
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Air quality in some parts of Maine to decline Friday as Canadian wildfires continue
Dense smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has caused poor air quality in other states but is expected to continue to move south and east.
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Asylum seekers protest conditions at Portland Expo, lack of long-term plan
City officials met with the protesters, who say they have been served expired food and worry about where they will go when the Expo closes in mid-August.
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State hopes to use South Portland hotel as second shelter for asylum seekers
The City Council is scheduled to vote on the plan, which mirrors an arrangement the state already has with Portland.
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After weeks on the lam, runaway ram is caught in Cape Elizabeth
Volunteers placed sheep wool near Two Lights State Park to entice the ram to stay in the area.
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Man who threatened to shoot relative prompts search near USM Gorham campus
Police say anyone who sees Ryan Ramsey, who is believed to be armed and suicidal, should not approach him.
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Body found in Presumpscot River near Riverside Golf Course
The body was spotted Sunday afternoon by two people who were floating on the river near Riverside Golf Course.
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In a Sanford kitchen, a community comes together to welcome asylum seekers
The kitchen at the Nasson Community Center has become a gathering space for asylum seeking families to check in on one another over vast pots of food from their homelands.
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Casco man arrested after allegedly assaulting, threatening 3 people
Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies say the man tried to flee and was subdued with a Taser.