Gillian Graham

Portland Press Herald

Gillian Graham has been a staff writer for the Press Herald since 2012 and a journalist in Maine since 2005. She covers York County and takes a special interest in cannabis culture and the medical marijuana program. During her time with the Press Herald, Gillian has told the stories of everyday Mainers, tackled issues of poverty and hunger and covered the historic marijuana legalization campaign. She has won regional and national awards for her work, including the Joseph D. Ryle Award for Geriatrics from the National Press Club for her coverage of senior hunger issues in Maine. Gillian grew up in Ogunquit and graduated from the University of Southern Maine. When not on the lookout for great stories, she can be found trolling flea markets and yard sales for vintage Pyrex, cooking new recipes and spoiling her nieces and nephews. She lives in Bar Mills with her husband.

Latest

Published
July 16, 2023

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.
Published
July 11, 2023

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.
Published
July 10, 2023

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.
Published
July 7, 2023

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.
Published
July 7, 2023

Inmate who left Machias work release site back in custody

James Berube was taken back into custody following a seven-hour standoff with police, according to the Maine Department of Corrections.
Published
July 6, 2023

Police search for inmate who walked away from work release site in Machias

James Berube left his assigned work site around midnight Thursday.
Published
June 29, 2023

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.
Published
June 28, 2023

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.
Published
June 24, 2023

Falmouth mother says she’s not taking down her Pride flags despite complaint

Brooke Hackett said the homeowners association told her all signs and flags are banned in her neighborhood, a rule that she says was never enforced until now.
Published
June 15, 2023

South Portland asylum seekers get reprieve on hotel evictions

At least 60 asylum-seeking families were facing eviction from the Howard Johnson until a court granted them the right to stay through July.