Portland would be the first municipality in the state to have a clean elections program. A public meeting is set for Tuesday.
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 Council will discuss options for filling 3 vacant school board seats
A special election could be held as early as April to fill the three vacancies or the city could wait until the next regularly scheduled election in June.
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Portland is trying out a new way to get community input
Residents are being encouraged to sign up if they receive text messages inviting them to participate.
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Maine schools navigate COVID-19 protocols for sports and extracurriculars
With winter coming and COVID-19 case rates high, some Maine schools are requiring vaccination or pooled testing in order for students to participate in sports and activities.
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Non-life threatening injuries reported in 4-vehicle crash in Standish
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating speed and alcohol impairment as factors in the crash that closed Bonny Eagle Road for over an hour Wednesday afternoon.
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Sen. Collins says she’d support legislation to codify protections in Roe v. Wade
Sen. Susan Collins’ stance gains attention after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Mississippi case that advocates worry could put new constraints on abortion rights.
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Recall effort targets two board members in Kennebunk-area school district
Residents behind the effort cite a variety of reasons, including teacher attrition, increases in human resources spending and the lack of a school board curriculum committee.
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Portland to provide free face masks for small businesses
The masks, which can be picked up Dec. 8 at City Hall, are being given out in an effort to help small businesses cope with ongoing costs of the pandemic.
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Kennebunk-area school board pushes back on effort to recall two members
Former RSU 21 school board Chair Norm Archer says he plans to submit affidavits to recall two board members to the Kennebunk town office Monday.
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Portland schools continue to see more chronic absenteeism amid pandemic
The most dramatic racial disparity impacts Latino high school students, for whom the chronic absenteeism rate is 38 percent, compared to 19 percent for their white peers.