The project included students from Waynflete School in Portland, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Oxford Hills and Friends Seminary in New York City.
Michael Kelley
Michael Kelley has been professionally working in the newspaper industry since 2006 writing about municipal news, education news, environmental news, sports and other human interest topics. He has covered the communities of Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Portland, South Portland and Westbrook for several weekly newspapers. His work has appeared in magazines, daily newspapers and weekly newspapers throughout Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
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Operación Museo nets top honor for Portland Spanish teacher
José Iván Sabau Torrelo, a fifth-grade teacher in Lyseth Elementary School’s Spanish Immersion program, won the Ministry of Education, Embassy of Spain’s 2021 Teacher of the Year award for a detective game he created for his students.
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Two challengers face pair of incumbents for Naples Selectboard
Colin Brackett and Kevin Rogers are hoping to unseat Caleb Humphrey and Jim Turpin in the May 25 election.
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Decision nears on relocating social services to Forest Ave.
The city says consolidating the offices at 39 Forest Ave. is “the most affordable long-term option to house and deliver social services.”
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Council sends full Portland school budget to voters
A measure to reduce the school district’s tax request by $1.5 million was narrowly rejected.
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Portland board to decide school start times next week
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that teens should sleep 8 to 10 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
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Hospital receives grant to aid New Mainers in workforce
Northern Light Mercy Hospital has received a $400,000 challenge grant from the John T. Gorman Foundation to support its +MPower program to help new Mainers and others enter or advance in the workforce. The grant will help “provide vital resources and training to help marginalized communities begin health care careers or advance in the workplace. […]
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Portland police investigate string of catalytic converter thefts
Portland police are investigating a series of thefts across the city in which catalytic converters are being removed from vehicles and likely sold for cash. A variety of vehicles have been targeted, including smaller sedans, buses and box trucks parked overnight. During the last week in April and the first week in May there at […]
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Portland Public Health opens vaccine clinic on India Street
Portland Public Health began offering the single-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson this week at its clinic at 103 India St. The vaccine will be made available to the general public regardless of residency, as well as for clients of the Portland Community Free Clinic, the STD Clinic and the Needle Exchange Program. For […]
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Project to reconstruct Somerset Street in Portland begins next week
Reconstruction of Somerset Street in Portland, a joint project of the Portland Department of Public Works and Maine Department of Transportation, begins Monday, May 17. Work involves constructing new intersection at Elm and Somerset streets; reconfiguring the intersection with Preble, Somerset, Kennebec Street and Alder streets; installing sidewalks on both sides of Somerset/Kennebec Street from […]