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t he p ortland o bserver
Making Portland City Hall
history, Maurice Henderson will
serve as upcoming Mayor Ted
Wheeler’s Chief of Staff and Di-
rector of Strategic Initiatives.
Henderson will be filling a tai-
lor-made role, where his respon-
sibilities will include running the
mayor’s policy agenda, seeing
over the mayor’s staff and over-
seeing work on initiatives between
numerous bureaus.
Coming to Portland last year to
serve as the assistant director of the
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Portland Bureau of Transportation,
Henderson’s repertoire of qualified
work extends back to Washington,
D.C., where he held various top
positions for three different may-
ors’ administrations. He was also
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Week in Review
Franklin Sophomore Killed
Franklin High student Fallon
Smart died in a hit-and-run crash
on Southeast Hawthorne Friday.
Abdulrahman Noorah, 20, is ac-
cused of going 55-60 mph when
he struck the 15 year-old. He’s
charged manslaughter, driving
with a suspended license, reckless
driving and hit-and-run.
Drowning Closes Park
A 10-year-old girl is the second
to recently drown at Kelley Point
Park where the Willamette and
Columbia Rivers meet, prompting
officials to temporarily close the
park. Portland Parks and Recre-
ation expects the closure to last
for a few days as they install more
“No Swimming” signs.
Couple Charged with Murder
Russell Courtier, 38 and Colleen
Hunt, 35, were arraigned Mon-
day for murder after the black
male they are accused of running
over died. The couple was initial-
ly accused of attempted murder
and other charges after a recent
altercation with Larneel Bruce at
a 7-Eleven. Courtier told police
he intentionally ran Bruce over.
Courtier also has ties to a white
supremacist group, according to
the Mercury.
Oregon’s High Green Sales
Tax information released Monday
reveals that Oregon has raked in
more from recreational marijua-
na sales than originally expected.
From the beginning of the year
through July 31, the Department
of Revenue tracked $25.5 million
in cannabis tax payments, an aver-
age of $3.64 million a month.