Gillian Graham

Maine

Reporter at The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

Reporter for the @PressHerald. Mainer.

Articles

Massachusetts man arrested after police chase through 2 counties

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Gillian Graham

A Massachusetts man was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly fleeing from police investigating reports of shots fired in Paris. The incident began just after 11:30 p.m. when the Oxford County Regional Communications Center received a report that several shots were fired on Park Street. As a state police trooper arrived to assist with the call, a blue SUV was seen leaving the area and officers tried to stop it in West Paris, according to Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss.
Preble Street, Maine Needs team up to streamline donations for homeless people

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 16—Preble Street and Maine Needs will work together to streamline the way clothing and hygiene items are distributed to people who are homeless or have recently found housing. The new partnership will allow both Portland-based organizations to best use their resources to help Mainers in need, leaders of the nonprofit agencies announced this week. Starting Friday, Preble Street will no longer accept individual in-kind, nonfood donations.
Photographer's passion project transforms women from familiar to fantastical

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 14—The photoshoot that changed everything almost didn't happen. Photographer Ruby Wallace-Ewing had just quit her content creation job to launch her wedding photography business when the pandemic hit, effectively canceling the 2020 wedding season. Bored and unable to work, she spent her evenings on the beach doing creative photoshoots with her sister.
Children's Museum loses federal grant intended for Wabanaki history programs

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 12—The Trump administration has terminated a nearly $250,000 grant the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine was using for programs about Wabanaki culture and history. The Portland museum was awarded the money last year from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and was already deep in the process of developing a project that includes programs for schoolchildren and other visitors, curriculum support for teachers and a play adapted from a children's book.
Tariffs force Maine businesses, municipalities into an uncertain future

2 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Kelley Bouchard |Gillian Graham

Jarrod Maxfield has seen first-hand how President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariff policies are affecting people in Maine. Maxfield owns Necessary Technology in Portland, where customers are buying devices in advance of anticipated price hikes. He’s also a town councilor in Windham, where municipal officials are struggling to build a budget for the coming fiscal year.
Belichick's girlfriend Jordon Hudson will compete in Miss Maine USA

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 10—Jordon Hudson, girlfriend of former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, announced she will compete for the title of Miss Maine USA. Hudson, a 24-year-old entrepreneur from Hancock, announced Wednesday on Instagram that she will compete in the pageant as a representative of her hometown. She was the first runner up in the 2024 pageant. Hudson has been dating Belichick, now the head football coach at the University of North Carolina, for more than two years.
Mainers' taxes could go up if municipal bonds lose tax exemptions

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 9—Congress is considering removing tax exemptions on municipal bonds, a move that local officials say would dramatically raise the cost of borrowing money for projects and increase the burden on taxpayers. Towns and cities have long depended on tax-exempt bonds to fund projects of all kinds, from road and sewer repairs to new schools and public safety buildings.
Federal cuts leave Maine food pantries with empty shelves and more need than ever

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 6—Sandy Swett is used to driving hundreds of miles each week to pick up food donations to stock the Harrison Food Bank. With 1,000 people coming in every week for groceries, she also depends on the half-million pounds of healthy food the organization receives from a federal program each month. Starting this week, though, that amount has been cut in half — creating a crisis that food pantry directors say will make it harder to feed the thousands of Mainers who rely on the emergency food system.
Portland man arrested after attempted stabbing, car theft

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Gillian Graham

Apr. 3—A 33-year-old Portland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attempting to stab someone near Commercial Street before driving the victim's car away and slashing two tires, according to police. Portland police say the incident was reported just before 9 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Commercial and High streets. When officers arrived, witnesses pointed out the suspect, who was wielding a knife, said spokesperson Brad Nadeau.
Portland man arrested after attempted stabbing, car theft

3 weeks ago | pressherald.com | Gillian Graham

A 33-year-old Portland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attempting to stab someone near Commercial Street before driving the victim’s car away and slashing two tires, according to police. Portland police say the incident was reported just before 9 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Commercial and High streets. When officers arrived, witnesses pointed out the suspect, who was wielding a knife, said spokesperson Brad Nadeau.