The city was scheduled to clear the encampment Tuesday morning, but after a 7-2 vote from the City Council on Monday night, staff decided to delay the sweep until Dec. 28.
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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Portland council approves funding for North Deering affordable housing plan
The council also heard a state of the schools address and heard public comment about a planned homeless encampment sweep.
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Portland to clear homeless encampment at Harbor View Memorial Park
The city announced Friday that it will clear dozens of tents along Commercial Street on Tuesday because so many beds are open at the city shelter.
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Sanford man gets 25 years for paying sex traffickers to abuse children over livestream
A Sanford man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child pornography. According to court records, between March 2020 and June 2022, Joseph Zoll exchanged thousands of messages with a woman in the Philippines who recorded and livestreamed herself sexually abusing […]
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Two men accused of killing Portland fisherman 15 years ago
Shane Hall and Khang Tran have been indicted on murder charges in connection with the stabbing near Kennedy Park in 2008.
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Portland City Council sets housing, diversity and climate as top goals for next year
The new City Council met for the second time on Monday to set goals for the upcoming year.
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Lewiston families press Maine delegation for probe into Army’s handling of warning signs
One survivor and 5 family members of victims lobby Maine’s congressional leaders for an independent investigation into the events leading up to the state’s deadliest mass shooting.
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‘It’s overwhelming’: Family of Lewiston victim joins national vigil ahead of meeting with Maine delegation
Arthur Barnard and Kristy Strout attended the 11th annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence and met hundreds of other people whose lives were inextricably altered by gun violence.
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This Lewiston family had never been on a plane. Now they’re in D.C. fighting to change gun laws.
Arthur Barnard and Kristy Strout, the father and wife of Arthur ‘Artie’ Strout, are meeting with other families from all over the country who have lost loved ones to gun violence.
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Portland Mayor Kate Snyder reflects on a tumultuous and rewarding term
Snyder will be succeeded by Mayor-elect Mark Dion at Monday night’s City Council meeting.