The Portland Housing Authority is looking to rehabilitate 21 existing buildings, construct a new four-story 59-unit building and add a new neighborhood center.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Portland city manager updates council on plans to use Expo as shelter for asylum seekers
And the City Council is considering changes to the citizen-initiated referendum process that could increase the threshold to get items on the ballot.
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Council to consider changes to Portland referendum process
With another citizen-initiated referendum going to voters this June, the City Council may propose changing the number of signatures required and the timeframe to amend measures that pass.
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City plans to reopen Portland Expo as temporary shelter for asylum seekers
Staff plan to open the Expo as a temporary shelter as soon as April 10 and operate it until a private effort to open a new shelter on Blueberry Road is complete.
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State awards $4 million for proposed 280-bed emergency shelter in Portland
The nonprofit Center for Regional Prosperity is collaborating with developers to convert a Blueberry Road site into a 280-bed facility.
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New homeless services center opens, expanding shelter capacity in Portland
The 208-bed Homeless Services Center in Riverton will replace the city’s Oxford Street Shelter and comes as the city is seeing crisis levels of homelessness.
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Portland City Council sends to voters a citizen-initiated proposal to eliminate a rent cap
The council rejected a proposal from two councilors who sought to add a competing measure to the ballot offering alternative changes to the city’s rent control ordinance.
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Portland police searching for discarded handgun on Warren Avenue
Police said they were called to a report of a disturbance around 2:40 a.m. Friday. There was no shooting, but police believe a gun was discarded somewhere in the area.
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Portland Planning Board gets first look at proposed Bayside project with 800 housing units
West Bayside Partners and Port Property Management are seeking approval of a master development plan that outlines their vision for a major redevelopment along Lancaster and Elm streets.
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Married for over 60 years, Old Orchard Beach couple were inseparable to the end
Family was the centerpiece of life for Russ and Helen Harvie, who were married for 61 years. He died of sudden cardiac arrest and she of a stroke.