The 26-year-old Portland man was found with an apparent gunshot wound and later died at Maine Medical Center, police say.
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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BMV branches will reopen to walk-in services Wednesday following threat
The bureau said only that the threat was ‘potentially from an aggrieved customer.’
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Coalition of towns hopes to raise money to house asylum seekers
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is trying to fundraise $2 million for a 200-unit transitional housing community.
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Portland Planning Board recommends zoning changes for Roux Institute redevelopment
The changes, which have to be approved by the City Council, would pave the way for transformation of the former B&M Baked Beans factory site into a new graduate school and research center.
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Portland City Council postpones action on Payson Park music festival until June 2023
Councilor Andrew Zarro, whose district includes the proposed site of the festival, said the organizer has agreed to move the festival to July 2024.
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Portland City Council to vote on spending $12.85 million in pandemic relief funds
A proposal includes $5 million for the city’s housing trust fund as well as other allocations for employee retention bonuses, mental health and homeless services.
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Allen Avenue to close at railroad crossing Sunday and Monday for upgrade work
The road will be closed at the railroad crossing at Morrill’s Corner from 6 a.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday.
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Portland tells contractor Free Street must reopen by Wednesday
But there’s no estimate on when work on the sidewalk outside the Portland Museum of Art, or the first phase of the Congress Square redesign, might be complete.
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Westbrook couple’s ‘perfect, pretty’ tree will move to Monument Square for holiday season
The 40-foot balsam fir located outside the home of Anne and Toby Nappi is scheduled to be cut and transported to the square Thursday.
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Portland Council gets mixed feedback on proposed Eastern Prom food truck plans
Interim City Manager Danielle West is expected to issue a decision on the plans for the 2023 season in the coming weeks.