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.

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Published
April 28, 2023

Home-cooked meals business says state violated Maine’s right-to-food amendment

Kenduskeag Kitchen and the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund are suing the state, saying it violated measures in state law and constitution that protect food freedom when it said the business was required to have a license.
Published
April 28, 2023

Maine cities, towns face historic tax increases as costs rise relentlessly

School budgets tip the scales for municipalities trying to balance fiscal responsibilities without burdening residents.
Published
April 20, 2023

Family from away found deep friendship in Maine decades before Bowdoin killings

The Egers and Eatons became friends when Joseph Eaton was 4. He’s now accused of killing both couples.
Published
April 20, 2023

‘He was aiming to shoot’

Rose Clayton said she was just getting off Interstate 295 on Tuesday when a man in the car in front of her slammed on his brakes, got out and pointed a gun at her. She later recognized him when she saw photos of Joseph Eaton, now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his parents and family friends.
Published
April 20, 2023

‘Bullet holes everywhere’ in Bowdoin home where 4 found dead, court records say

An affidavit charging Joseph Eaton, 34, with murder describes how the sister of one of the victims found the bodies of Eaton’s parents and their longtime friends in Bowdoin. Eaton made his first court appearance Thursday.
Published
April 19, 2023

Police say suspect confessed to killing his parents and 2 family friends, wounding 3 on I-295

Joseph Eaton, 34, is accused of killing Cynthia and David Eaton, of Florida, and Bob and Patti Eger, who lived in the home in Bowdoin where the bodies were discovered Tuesday.
Published
April 19, 2023

Man accused of Bowdoin killings had just been released from prison

The day before Joseph Eaton is accused of fatally shooting his parents and two family friends, he took to Facebook to lament his struggles and question why people ‘claim to be Christian and can’t forgive somebody or understand what they go through.’
Published
April 11, 2023

After spectacular fireball, the hunt is on for meteorites in Washington County

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward for the first meteorite recovered after Doppler radar captured them falling to Earth on Saturday morning.
Published
April 3, 2023

Maine astronaut not chosen for Artemis II, but could still visit the moon

Caribou native Jessica Meir is among the 18 candidates training for NASA’s 3 crewed Artemis missions.
Published
April 2, 2023

Four decades later, no answers in mysterious case of missing Kittery man

Reeves Johnson III left work in February 1983 and was never heard from again. His cabin in Kittery was emptied, and few clues were ever found. A new detective is trying to finally find answers for the family.