Monroe served as the city’s transportation director for about a decade in the late ’90s and early 2000s before becoming an Anglican priest. Former colleagues say his fingerprints are all over the waterfront’s design today.
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 City Council approves $171.8 million school budget
The spending plan, which would require a 5.3% increase in the schools portion of the property tax rate, advanced on a unanimous vote but still needs to be passed by voters.
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New concert venue planned for Portland waterfront
Live at Madrid’s is set to open around the end of the year, and aims to provide local bands a place to grow.
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Portland disputes tenant union’s claim of widespread noncompliance on rent control
The city said that half the violators reported are either exempt from rent control, actually in compliance or already have an active enforcement case against them.
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York County to take over food pantry operations, but shelter’s future uncertain
County commissioners vote to take over the York County Shelter Programs’ food pantry, but say they don’t have the resources to operate the nonprofit’s shelter, which is housing 65 people and is slated to close Friday.
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‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission established in the wake of devastating storms in the winter of 2023-24 releases its final report on how the state can prepare for powerful storms spawned in a warmer, wetter world.
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Portland sues Maine DHHS over General Assistance cuts for homeless shelters
The complaint seeks to stop the state health department from implementing a new rule that slashes millions of dollars in reimbursement for the state’s largest homeless shelter.
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Lynda Hathaway, beloved Portland ice skating coach, dies at 81
Hathaway taught beginning skaters and NHL prospects alike in her 4 decades heading Troubh Ice Arena’s skating program.
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Maine’s busiest shelter is losing millions in state funding
After months of clashing over General Assistance reimbursements to local emergency shelters, DHHS adopts a new rule that will slash Portland’s rate nearly in half.
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The city of Portland is paying residents to buy e-bikes from local stores
The city has been giving qualifying Portlanders as much as $2,500 each to help purchase e-bikes under the goal of making transportation more accessible and safe.