Diane Bell died on Nov. 20 when she was hit by a car at the intersection of Marginal Way and Franklin Arterial. At a vigil Monday night, her family and friends say she took every precaution to be safe.
Grace Benninghoff
Staff Writer
Grace covers city hall and Greater Portland for the Press Herald. She previously covered reproductive health for Texas Monthly and served as the local host of All Things Considered at Vermont Public. Before moving to Maine, Grace attended Columbia Journalism School in New York City and spent many years in Colorado and Oregon working in the non-profit sector. When she isn't reporting you can find her trail-running with her dog Loma, practicing her Spanish, surfing, or making pottery.
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Greater Portland Metro gets $4.25M federal grant to modernize bus fleet, expand service
The grant will pay for 6 new buses and allow the transit agency to add routes into Scarborough and potentially South Portland.
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Runner killed in Portland traffic crash remembered as generous, all in on life
Diane Bell, 75, of Westbrook, loved to dance, cried easily and valued doing things the right way, down to the last detail, her friends and family said.
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Young Portland artist finds her voice — one sticker at a time
Maddie Landry, the 12-year-old behind Maddie Moo Designs, is using her imagination to collaborate locally and support nonprofits.
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Court blocks commercial driver’s license change that impacted Maine immigrants, offering reprieve for now
Despite the ruling, leaders of some organizations that work with new Mainers aren’t confident it will stick and say many immigrants have already moved on to other career goals.
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Portland City Council upholds decision to increase snow ban parking fees, shoots down drone purchase
The council denied the police department’s request for a drone — for now —but will take it up again at its next meeting.
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Portland City Council may reconsider new snow parking ban fee changes
Only 2 weeks after increased fines and additional parking areas were approved by an 8-1 vote, Councilor Wes Pelletier is asking his colleagues to lower the fines or spike the changes altogether, citing concerns from residents.
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Delays to Portland pool renovation stretch capacity at only open city-run aquatics facility
The Riverton pool has been closed since September 2023 and isn’t expected to reopen until next summer after unexpected construction issues cropped up.
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Federal CDL change leaves Maine’s immigrant drivers — and employers — in limbo
New restrictions have led to a scramble at Greater Portland Metro, which halted a training program coordinated by Portland Adult Education and said more than 10% of its drivers are at risk of losing their commercial licenses.
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Portland joins lawsuit over PFAS-laden firefighting foam at jetport
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to pursue legal action against developers of so-called forever chemicals amid concern that federally mandated fire-suppressing foam may have contaminated soil and groundwater around the airport.