After three years of layoffs, acting City Manager Pat Finnigan says her aim was to preserve staff and services.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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S. Portland School Board to vote on budget
The proposed $37.8 million budget would require no tax increase, but board members have discussed raising taxes to restore some eliminated positions.
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Portland’s proposed budget hits $200 million
Combined with the tentative budget being prepared by the School Board, city taxes would rise 2 percent overall, for an increase of $72 on a home valued at $200,000.
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Portlanders will vote on school budget May 10
The $91.6 million budget still needs approval from the full School Board and an OK from City Council before it goes before voters.
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Mural battle unites crowd at celebration of Chavez
Maine Latin leaders decry the decision and the plan to rename a room that honors the labor activist.
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Portland’s municipal budget calls for ‘stabilization’
The proposal would avoid layoffs by offering some Portland workers incentives to retire early.
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Spray-on markings have goal of safety but look of graffiti
At least one city resident objects to the paint that marks underground utility lines.
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Recent politics dominate Chavez remembrance
About 100 people gather today to observe the anniversary of the birth of United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez.
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Portland City Hall has wall for mural
The City Council will hold a hearing April 4 on a plan to display the artwork if it actually becomes available.
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Exit 48 work: You can get there … but can you get out?
PORTLAND – Richard Kelly, general manager of Fireside Inn & Suites on Riverside Street, just off Exit 48 of the Maine Turnpike, is about to find himself in a fix. “The good thing is, they can get here,” Kelly said of guests who come by way of the turnpike. “The bad thing is that they […]