The final unofficial tallies Tuesday night showed Dion was leading with about 40% of the vote, triggering a ranked-choice runoff that will be tabulated Wednesday morning.
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Candidates for Portland City Council District 5 seat look to housing as top issue
Matthew Buonopane, a commercial lender, and Kate Sykes, who recently co-chaired the Maine Democratic Socialists of America’s electoral committee, are vying to fill the seat currently held by Mark Dion, who is running for mayor.
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Two political newcomers vie for District 4 Portland City Council seat
Anna Bullett is a program director at the Opportunity Alliance and Sam Cady is an ophthalmologist with an office on Marginal Way.
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Candidates for Portland’s at-large council seat see homelessness as top priority
April Fournier is finishing her first term as an at-large councilor. Her challenger in the Nov. 7 election, Bill Linnell, has experience on the town council in Cape Elizabeth, where he used to live.
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Portland City Council again shoots down proposal to expand shelter capacity
The council voted 4-4 on the motion, and on a motion to table it, meaning it will take it up the proposal once again at its next meeting on Nov. 13.
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Commentary: Portland needs elected leaders to take bold action on encampments
Until city councilors put solutions above rhetoric, nothing will change.
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Portland City Council votes against expanding capacity at Homeless Services Center
The council also voted to deprioritize prosecuting individuals who use psychedelic plants and fungi.
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Snyder uses final State of the City address to focus on homelessness, importance of voting
The mayor also revealed that in-person voting will begin Tuesday, sooner than anticipated before the Nov. 7 election.
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City Council recommends changes to Portland’s Civilian Police Review Board
The new board could begin reviewing police internal affairs investigations as soon as February if the ordinance governing it is approved in November.
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Maine public meetings struggle to curb hate on Zoom
After a spate of virtual ‘bombings’ of racist and antisemitic comments, some communities are changing the rules. With free speech, it’s a fine line.