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Neesee Mitchell, a family member to Mary “Leecie” Taylor Edwards, a woman who died in a tragic car
accident outside her home on Northeast Mallory Avenue, brings balloons to a memorial at the site of
the crash.
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Woman loses
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Authorities are still trying to
find out how a Portland woman
lost her life in a car crash outside
her home last Wednesday eve-
ning.
Investigators found the body of
Mary “Leecie” Taylor Edwards,
56, near a tree on Mallory Ave-
nue just north of Alberta Street
in northeast Portland, seemingly
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having been hit and run over by
her own vehicle.
Authorities are reviewing in-
formation that Edwards may have
suffered a medical event while
the car was running.
Friends and family set up a
memorial for Edwards along the
street where the crash happened,
just doors down from where she
lived, hoping to honor her life as
a longtime resident of the neigh-
borhood.
The vehicle was towed from
the scene to allow further analy-
sis and investigation.
Mary “Leecie” Taylor Edwards
Portland Liquor Outlets to Expand
The Portland metro area could
see 17 additional liquor stores as
part of the largest liquor outlet ex-
pansion since Prohibition.
The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission directed staff last
week to begin work on a mar-
ket-driven open recruitment
process the largest expansion of
new outlets since 1933. The plan
is to improve customer conve-
nience by expanding liquor sales
in underserved areas, including
adding up to 17 new liquor out-
lets in the Portland area, officials
said.
About 30 years ago, Oregon
had one liquor store for every
12,000 people. Today, there are
248 liquor stores statewide, but
the ratio is 1 liquor store for
every 16,000 customers. In the
Portland metro area of Mult-
nomah, Clackamas and Wash-
ington counties, the ratio is 1
outlet per 26,000 customers.
The OLCC will begin holding
applicant informational meetings
and accepting applications in
mid-October. Officials said they
will only add outlets based on
the quality of the proposals and
demonstrated market opportunity.
The OLCC’s independent con-
tractors can also apply for addi-
tional outlets under the open re-
cruitment process.
More information, visit the
OLCC website oregon.gov/olcc.