The Legislature is weighing 3 bills: One would have the state make Eastern Standard Time permanent, a second would do the same for Eastern Daylight Time, and a third would study the impacts of no longer changing the clocks.
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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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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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 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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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.
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Temporary shelter for asylum seekers opens at Salvation Army in Portland
The shelter, which is being run by the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition with state funding, was already at capacity when it opened Monday.
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Union representing state employees files complaint alleging labor law violations
The Maine Service Employees Association says the state has refused to negotiate unless the union agrees to limits on the size of its bargaining team and on whether other members can observe negotiations.
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Man accused of killing woman in Portland was known to her family
Frederick Johnson, 45, is accused of killing 23-year-old Bethany Kelley in November, but police are not releasing information about how she died.
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Influx of asylum seekers pushing Portland to brink of its ability to serve those in need
Roughly 80 people have been arriving per week since Jan. 1, putting the city in a dire situation and in need of more help, officials say.
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Portland launches search for new police chief
A job posting went live Wednesday and an initial review of applications is planned for March 20.