The 14-year-old boy was riding his bicycle when he was struck in a school parking lot by a driver with a learner’s permit.
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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Teen killed in Limerick car crash
Austyn Pfeiffer died after he was ejected from a vehicle that hit a utility pole on Burnham Road.
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Portland police officers begin carrying Narcan in response to opioid epidemic
Police Chief Michael Sauschuck says the overdose antidote isn’t a long-term solution to the problem, but ‘ it is a miracle drug that saves lives.’
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Police search for suspects in Biddeford shooting death
The victim had a criminal history that included drug charges.
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Medical pot users worry about effort to legalize
Question 1 in November seeks to decriminalize recreational use of marijuana. Unlikely foes of the referendum fear the effects on existing caregivers.
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York to buy water from neighbor, call for conservation as drought worsens
The town will pipe in as much as a million gallons a day, with drought conditions in parts of southern Maine upgraded from severe to extreme.
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Organic farm group launches program to certify Maine’s medical cannabis
The standards developed for medical marijuana by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association are part of a pilot program involving five caregivers.
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Trucker drove wrong way on turnpike for miles, police say
Police say Michael Crews drove the wrong way from Kennebunk to Saco without headlights.
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Teens’ 30-mile joyride in front-end loader ends when police shoot out tires
Police say two 14-year-old boys stole the machine in West Gardiner and led officers on a chase that damaged two cars, including a cruiser, signs and other property.
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Calais man arrested after paddling air mattress to Canada to aid girlfriend
John Michael Bennett, 25, gets two months in a Canadian jail for crossing the border via the St. Croix River.