Meet 35-year-old Desirae Rowe, one of the many people who have been caught up in the regular sweeps of Portland’s encampments.
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’s new shelter for asylum seekers off to a smooth start
The city said 120 people were moved from the Homeless Services Center to the new shelter in Riverside, ushering in their first night with a meal of traditional Congolese foods.
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Signs posted at Harbor View encampment warn of partial sweep
The Maine Department of Transportation is prohibiting camping in at least some parts of the area as of Dec. 11.
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Portland’s departing health director is proud of the work she’s done
Kristen Dow is leaving her role as Portland’s director of health and human services to work for a national consultant. The search for her replacement has begun.
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Opening of Riverside shelter for asylum seekers in Portland delayed
Portland said the occupancy paperwork was finalized late Wednesday and people can move in on Thursday.
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Police tentatively identify 1 of 2 people who died in tent fires in Portland, Sanford
Authorities have not yet determined what caused the unrelated fires, or the identity of the person who died in Sanford.
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Maine State Police aiding in Biddeford ‘death investigation’
State police investigators were on the scene on State Street.
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Some families of Lewiston victims want role in commission investigating shootings
Arthur Barnard, whose son Arthur Strout was killed in the Oct. 25 rampage, wants to have a seat on the commission investigating the shootings. An attorney representing the family said other victims’ families also want to be involved.
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Portland won’t pause homeless sweeps this winter. Now what?
After the City Council rejected a proposal to allow public camping for the winter, residents of the city’s largest homeless encampment at Harbor View Park say they are angry, scared and confused.
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Portland council votes to rezone housing parcel on Ocean Avenue after much pushback
After lengthy public comment and an amendment brought forth by Councilor Andrew Zarro, the council supported the rezoning in a 7-2 vote.