A Biddeford task force has spent the last year looking at strategies to preserve and create affordable housing as revitalization makes the city a more desirable place to live.
Gillian Graham
Staff Writer
Gillian Graham reports on social services for the Portland Press Herald, covering topics including child welfare, homelessness, food insecurity, poverty and mental health. 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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Residents frustrated by smoking in HUD-funded housing say they ‘can’t afford anywhere else’
Residents at the Edgewood Apartments in Kennebunk say cigarette and marijuana smoke inside their building is exacerbating their health problems.
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Buxton police chief resigns amid investigation of ‘personnel matter’
Chief Troy Cline had been on administrative leave for about a month before his resignation was accepted by the Buxton Board of Selectmen on Wednesday.
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New Hampshire man arrested in Berwick slaying
Daniel Lefrenier, 31, is charged with murder in the death of Mark Forest, who was found with a gunshot wound to the head Thursday morning in Berwick.
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Human remains identified 23 years after being found floating miles off Maine coast
The remains found in the Atlantic Ocean in July 2000 have been identified as an 84-year-old Las Vegas man.
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Wells man intended to kill officers during Times Square attack, court documents state
Trevor Bickford, 19, was arraigned from his hospital bed Wednesday. A criminal complaint details his interview with investigators after the New Year’s Eve attack.
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Wells man facing attempted murder charges in NYC attack remains hospitalized, awaits arraignment
Trevor Bickford, 19, is accused of attacking a group of NYPD officers near Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
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Suspect found dead following domestic incident in York
Police say the person who assaulted a woman on Thursday was found dead inside a home on Sewall’s Pasture Road when police tried to take them into custody on Friday.
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Northern Maine clean energy project gets key commitment from Massachusetts
Those agencies signed a memorandum of understanding last October with the Maine Public Utilities Commission, outlining terms by which the Bay State will consider the northern Maine energy proposals.
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11-year-old, up late, alerted family to fire that destroyed Sanford apartment building
The apartment building at 46 Elm St. caught fire late Tuesday night, but no one was injured.