PORTLAND — The three finalists to create a memorial to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Portland will present their final designs at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in City Council chambers. The finalists are Robert Katz, Augusta; TJD&A Landscape Architects, Yarmouth; and Ironwood Design Group, Newmarket, New Hampshire. The city has allocated […]
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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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Bouloses donate scholarship fund for vets at USM
PORTLAND — Beginning next fall, an endowed scholarship will be available for veterans attending the University of Southern Maine. The scholarship is being created through a $500,000 gift from Vietnam Marine pilot Joe Boulos and his wife and Sheri to the University of Southern Maine Foundation. “It is our hope that our gift will help […]
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Draft of new land use code ready for input
A Nov. 7 Planning Board workshop will give the public its first chance to see a draft of the restructured land code, which includes changes to parking, accessory apartments, signs and impact fee provisions.
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School board discusses resource officers’ roles, body cams
An agreement with Portland Police, set for a Nov. 12 vote, would allow the cameras to be used only in certain situations.
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Snyder elected Portland mayor
Kate Snyder ousts incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling and defeats candidates Spencer Thibodeau and Travis Curran in Tuesday’s election.
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Chong, Burk elected in Portland’s District 3
Both will take office Dec. 2.
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Portland school buses to be fixed in voluntary recall
PORTLAND — Nine of Portland Public Schools’ buses will have remediation work to fix an issue with seats as soon as next month. The work comes as part of a voluntary recall, announced last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seats on some ThomasBuilt buses have insufficient impact absorption in the event of […]
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LearningWorks seeks volunteer English tutors
PORTLAND — LearningWorks, a West End nonprofit that offers a variety of free education programs, including one-on-one tutoring for adult immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, is looking for more volunteer tutors. There are 25 people on the wait list to be matched with a volunteer tutor. Any fluent English speaker with some free time to commit […]
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Portland sets schedule for annual district meetings
PORTLAND — The mayor, city councilors, city manager and city staff will attend annual district meetings this month to discuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. The meeting in District 1, hosted by Councilor Belinda Ray, will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at East End School. Councilor Spencer Thibodeau will host […]
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Children’s Museum celebrates young new citizens
The Oct. 31 ceremony involved 15 children from seven countries.