Zach Turner of Unity was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with life-threatening injuries, according to police.
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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Fireworks in Portland moved to (hopefully drier) Wednesday night
The rained-out Fourth of July show will go on at 9:15 p.m. on the Eastern Promenade.
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Portland asks Mills to house asylum seekers at college campus in Unity or call in National Guard
The letter to the governor, spurred by a proposal from the Greater Portland Council of Governments, comes as the city is preparing to close a shelter for asylum seekers at the Portland Expo on Aug. 16.
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Asylum seekers protest conditions at Portland Expo, lack of long-term plan
City officials met with the protesters, who say they have been served expired food and worry about where they will go when the Expo closes in mid-August.
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These 4 asylum seekers spent months sleeping on the streets of Portland
Private fundraising efforts are helping the men find shelter for now, but they worry about their long-term housing options as city shelters remain full.
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State extends use of Saco hotel as transitional housing for asylum seekers
In its first year, the hotel has housed 440 people at a cost of $5.1 million. The state is hoping to keep it open through the end of next year.
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Developer seeking new site to create shelter for asylum seekers
Kevin Bunker of Developers Collaborative said that 90 Blueberry Road in Portland ‘didn’t work out for a number of reasons’ and is no longer being considered for a 280-bed shelter.
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Could Maine’s college dorms help solve the homelessness crisis?
A group of advocates and officials said Thursday that they will ask the state to look into opening unused dorms for temporary housing.
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‘Nowhere to go’: Dozens of homeless people displaced as city clears Bayside Trail encampment
The people who had been camping in the more than 80 tents along the trail packed up their belongings in shopping carts and plastic bags and went in search of a new place to live.
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Federal asylum rule change could affect flow of new immigrants into Maine
Title 42 ended last week, but the Biden administration has implemented a new rule that advocates say will continue to restrict people seeking asylum.