Sarah McCarthy was found in her car in the Ossipee River two days after she was reported missing in February.
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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Giving birth in midst of pandemic: surreal, stressful and joyful
The coronavirus crisis has changed just about everything about giving birth in Maine.
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Man killed in crash blamed on black ice on I-95 in Hampden
Stanley Swallow of Newburgh is the 31st person to die on Maine roads this year, according to Maine State Police.
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How can I pay rent? Is my husband immune? And other coronavirus queries
Part of an occasional series answering readers’ questions about Maine. Q: Gov. Mills said Maine tenants can get $500 to help cover rent payments during the pandemic. How do I get it? A: First, you’ll need to determine if you are eligible. Renters qualify if they cannot pay rent because of the coronavirus and their […]
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Maine astronaut Jessica Meir comes down to Earth after 86.9 million-mile trip
Meir, who grew up in Caribou and spent 205 days in space, landed safely in a remote area of Kazakhstan early Friday and flew back to Houston aboard a NASA plane.
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Crews restore power to majority of customers in Maine
Crews take advantage of calmer conditions to reduce the outages from 36,000 in the morning to roughly 6,600 by Tuesday night, with most of the remaining outages in northern and Down East areas of the state.
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Gusts, rain complicate work as crews try to restore power outages from last storm
State officials were also concerned about flash flooding along several rivers swollen by heavy rain and snowmelt.
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Maine astronauts reflect on global crisis from space station
Caribou native Jessica Meir and York native Chris Cassidy join a news conference from the orbiting research station.
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CMP says it could be 2 days before power fully restored
Nearly 170,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were still without power Friday night, following the storm that brought heavy, wet snow to the state.
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Maine Christians prepare to share Easter services from a distance
Churches around the state are organizing online Easter services and moments of prayer to take the place of sunrise services and traditional celebrations.