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Read Article Portland police and protesters face off at the intersection of Franklin and Middle streets on June 1, 2020. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer An outside review of the Portland police response to a June 1, 2020, demonstration and confrontation in the wake of George Floyd’s murder found that officers largely exercised restraint during a chaotic, unprecedented event. It also highlighted how the vast majority of roughly 500 to 1,000 demonstrators who filled the streets outside the Portland police station exercised their First Amendment rights peacefully and without conflict, even wo...

Updated June 28 Racial Equity panel’s report recommends changes in oversight, training of Portland police officers Among the recommendations is creation of a crisis response team to initially deal with some mental health and other situations in marginalized communities. Share Members of Portland’s Racial Equity Steering Committee presented the findings of their final report to the City Council on Monday night, the first step in a process that could lead to changes in the training, screening and oversight of the Portland Police Department. The recommendations touched on community policing...

In Maine, George Floyd verdict elicits relief, a feeling of justice served 'I think it gives a glimmer of hope that justice can be for all of us and not just those in the majority,' said Reginald Parson, a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force at the University of Maine School of Law. Share The impact of the verdict in former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial rippled across Maine on Tuesday, provoking reactions from the public, activists and state and local government officials. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on three counts including second-de...

Maine social justice advocates are reacting to the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd — a case which helped spark calls for racial justice nationwide. Alison Beyea, executive director of the ACLU of Maine, said in a statement that the verdict was a "step forward in the fight for police accountability," but went on to say that the "fight for justice by no means ends with this guilty verdict." Portland City Councilor, Pious Ali, also responded to the verdict, saying that it has "moved the nee...

The Portland City Council approved the Munjoy Hill Historic District Monday night in a turnaround of February's vote against it, a move that brings with it an in-depth look at the impact of historic districts as a whole how they're created. The vote was a result of a reconsideration request by Councilor Andrew Zarro, of District 4, who voted against the district Feb. 1, but asked three weeks after the vote that the council take another look. His vote was the difference in Monday night's 5-4 approval.  Zarro said that other moves the city is making, including a study on the impact of its 1...