Tracking information could be an essential part of larger reforms for the program, some lawmakers and state officials say.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Municipal leaders ask state to increase General Assistance reimbursements
Lawmakers are considering a handful of bills that would increase the state reimbursement to 90%.
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Plans to remove Bayside Trail encampment on hold as city seeks more feedback
The City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee will look for more input from community partners and staff before meeting again next week.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
With shelter closing and apartments rising, Portland’s Bayside awaits transformation
Developers plan more than 800 units in the city’s gateway. Neighbors recognize the need for housing but have concerns about traffic, green space and where affordable units will be built.
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Portland puts off plan to clear encampment from Bayside Trail
A City Council committee will meet next week with staff and community partners to talk about the best way to help the homeless people living in tents at the site, which the city said has given rise to health and safety concerns.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland will reevaluate decision to have Papi remove antique doors
The move comes after the Press Herald reported that the Puerto Rican restaurant in the Old Port was ordered to remove the doors because they did not meet the standards for alterations in historic districts.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Portland orders restaurant to remove antique doors over ‘false sense of history’
Papi imported doors from Puerto Rico, but the city says the doors must come down because they don’t honor the history of the Exchange Street building. Some residents say it’s unfair.
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Portland tells families it can’t guarantee shelter after Expo reaches capacity
New families, including asylum seekers, will still be able to access General Assistance if they can find housing on their own, but all of the city shelters are full.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Victims in Bowdoin shooting remembered as good friends, caring people
‘She would do anything for anyone,’ Linda Walker said of good friend Patti Eger, 1 of 4 people killed Tuesday in Bowdoin.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Suspect arrested after shootings leave 4 dead in Bowdoin, 3 wounded on I-295
State police say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton of Bowdoin has been charged with murder. Investigators are still processing multiple crime scenes in southern Maine.