‘What we see on TV is just the tip of the iceberg,’ says Natalia Iantsevych.
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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Southern Maine food pantries see growing need with rising food, energy and gas prices
Some pantries are seeing new faces each week and some people who had stopped coming have returned.
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Biddeford looks to address growing homelessness but remains wary of building a shelter
York County’s biggest city has seen an increase in the number of people without stable housing.
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Belfast potato plant fire was accidental, but cause remains undetermined
The fire spread rapidly through the building after it moved into an area above the fire suppression system, according to officials.
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Fire at Belfast potato processing factory prompts evacuations, school and road closures
The blaze, believed to have started in a large deep-frying machine, gutted the Penobscot McCrum building and left 138 people out of work.
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Decades ago, Ukrainian refugees found ‘heaven’ on farms in Maine
From 1949 to 1955, refugee families from Ukraine, Poland and Estonia stayed at Freedom Farm in Kennebunkport as they built new lives in America. Some later moved to farms in Kennebec County.
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Launching re-election bid, Gov. Mills says there’s more to do
Janet Mills, the state’s first female governor, could face former Gov. Paul LePage in what’s expected to be an expensive general election between well-known candidates with a history of conflict.
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Maine Med nurse practitioner from Ukraine returning to treat the injured
Ukrainian native Natalia Iantsevych expects to work in a hospital in Lviv, a city in the country’s west now flooded with refugees fleeing larger cities under attack.
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Saco Drive-In closing after more than 80 years in business
The landmark theater, which has been sold to a trailer dealership, opened on Route 1 in Saco in 1939 and is the oldest drive-in in Maine and one of the oldest in the country.
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Biddeford group to erect statue to acknowledge pain inflicted on Maine tribes
It will depict Sachem Squando of the Saco Tribe, whose son was drowned by English sailors in 1675.