The current city councilor and mayoral candidate has personal experience with issues the city faces and he wants to give Portlanders the same opportunities he had.
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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Dylan Pugh wants to use empathy to lead the city that helped him
The political newcomer and Portland mayoral hopeful said he opted not to run for City Council or school board because he thinks this approach needs to come from the city’s leader.
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From food to politics, Portland mayoral candidate Mark Dion looks to make human connections
A love of food and family have been the constants throughout a multifaceted career as a Portland police officer, Cumberland County sheriff, attorney and state lawmaker.
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Portland council considers scaled-back proposal to add beds at homeless shelter
After a protest, 90 minutes of public comment and discussion by councilors, the city manager reduces her plan from 150 to 50 temporary beds at the service center in Riverton.
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Justin Costa, who is running for mayor of Portland, has always wanted to be a politician in Maine
The Oakdale resident and former school board and City Council member once worked for the Maine Democratic Party and has run for a number of public offices.
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Portland City Council passes hotel fee proposal at meeting disrupted by hate speech
Zoom commenters attacking people of color temporarily derailed Monday’s meeting, prompting an executive session before the council passed a plan to fund a tourism marketing campaign.
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Press Herald, UNE to host 2023 Portland mayoral debate
The newspaper is partnering with the University of New England to host an Oct. 3 debate with all five mayoral candidates.
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Portland promised to store personal items from encampment sweeps. But nothing is in storage.
The city said the few valuable items found during the sweeps were given to police because they were suspected of being stolen.
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Protesters gather at City Hall to protest encampment sweeps
Organizers say they want the City Council to pass an ordinance that will stop further encampment sweeps until longer-term solutions to the housing crisis are in place.
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Portland to focus on expanding homeless shelter capacity ahead of winter
At a workshop Thursday on the encampments crisis, the city council floated proposals including increased police presence, sanctioned camping and expanding city shelter capacity.