The council is expected to deliberate and vote next week on the planning board’s recommendation to repeal the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District.
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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Protesters gather in Portland to speak out against gun violence and demand legislation
Organizers and participants at Saturday’s March for Our Lives said they are tired of gun violence and mass shootings unfolding around the country, and called on Congress to act.
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Maine COVID hospitalizations drop slightly as cases continue downward trend
There were 132 people hospitalized statewide with the virus on Saturday as the state reported 220 new cases.
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Portland Charter Commission considering changes to city leadership proposal
The commission is looking at amendments intended to give the City Council more of a check on an executive mayor’s power.
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This Queenie’s finally got her castle – in Deering Oaks
Victoria ‘Queenie’ Thayer plans to open Queenie’s Castle by the end of the month after a two-year break in operations at the castle in the park.
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Mills administration considering Portland’s request for state homelessness task force
The state is also evaluating whether existing entities could do more to address homelessness in Maine.
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Portland Council adopts $269 million budget, calls for homelessness task force
The budget includes a 4.8 percent overall tax rate increase when taken in conjunction with a $133.1 million school budget that will go to referendum June 14.
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Portland council to consider $269 million budget, homelessness task force and clerk appointment
Other items on Monday’s busy agenda include licensing rules for emergency shelters and a proposed ethics code.
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After food truck furor boils over, city adds spots on Eastern Prom
After food truck operators and employees protested outside City Hall on Thursday morning, the city found a way to accommodate all applicants in the Cutter Street parking lot beginning June 15.
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Food truck lottery for coveted Eastern Prom spots leaves 5 trucks out in the cold
Operators of the trucks that weren’t chosen Wednesday met with the city manager to voice their concerns.