Arthur Barnard and Kristy Strout, the father and wife of Arthur ‘Artie’ Strout, are meeting with other families from all over the country who have lost loved ones to gun violence.
Grace Benninghoff
Staff Writer
Grace covers city hall and Greater Portland for the Press Herald. She previously covered reproductive health for Texas Monthly and served as the local host of All Things Considered at Vermont Public. Before moving to Maine, Grace attended Columbia Journalism School in New York City and spent many years in Colorado and Oregon working in the non-profit sector. When she isn't reporting you can find her trail-running with her dog Loma, practicing her Spanish, surfing, or making pottery.
Posted inMaine, News
Moved along: What it’s like to be homeless and repeatedly displaced
Meet 35-year-old Desirae Rowe, one of the many people who have been caught up in the regular sweeps of Portland’s encampments.
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Portland’s new shelter for asylum seekers off to a smooth start
The city said 120 people were moved from the Homeless Services Center to the new shelter in Riverside, ushering in their first night with a meal of traditional Congolese foods.
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Police tentatively identify 1 of 2 people who died in tent fires in Portland, Sanford
Authorities have not yet determined what caused the unrelated fires, or the identity of the person who died in Sanford.
Posted inMaine
Some families of Lewiston victims want role in commission investigating shootings
Arthur Barnard, whose son Arthur Strout was killed in the Oct. 25 rampage, wants to have a seat on the commission investigating the shootings. An attorney representing the family said other victims’ families also want to be involved.
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Portland won’t pause homeless sweeps this winter. Now what?
After the City Council rejected a proposal to allow public camping for the winter, residents of the city’s largest homeless encampment at Harbor View Park say they are angry, scared and confused.
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Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Portland’s homeless encampments
While advocates for the homeless say the outbreak stems from a lack of access to clean water for drinking and bathing, city officials say the unsanitary conditions are why they have cleared encampments and are focused on getting people into shelters.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Hundreds pay respects to Arthur ‘Artie’ Strout, one of 18 killed in Lewiston mass shootings
After the funeral, family and friends met at Legends Pool Hall in Lewiston for a celebration of life for Strout, a passionate billiards player who was practicing the night he was killed.
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Bob and Lucy Violette: ‘Lovestruck right from the get-go’
The victims at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille had rich lives worth remembering apart from that terrible night.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Arthur Strout: ‘ We built a life’
The victims at Just-in-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille had rich lives worth remembering apart from that terrible night.