Voters in November will also elect city councilors, School Board members and a member of the Peaks Island Council.
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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Arrest made in Portland burglaries
PORTLAND — Police have made an arrest in a string of burglaries over the last month. Tim Toun, 30, of Portland, was arrested Aug. 22 in connection to nine burglaries in the city between July 20 and Aug. 20. According to a press release from Lt. Robert Martin of the Police Department, Toun was arrested […]
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Bike coalition director steps down
PORTLAND — John Williams, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, is stepping down this month to focus on his recovery from open-heart surgery last April. “I need to take some time to fully recover, and the coalition needs an executive director who can be fully devoted to its mission,” Williams said. Williams will […]
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Humanities council gets $100K grant
PORTLAND — The Maine Humanities Council last week received $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funding will support “2020: Bicentennial Vision for Maine Past, Present, and Future,” a project that, according to the NEH, includes scholar-facilitated reading and discussion sessions, a speakers bureau, and a “theater of Ideas” that explore the history […]
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Portland Greenfest set for September
PORTLAND — Portland Greenfest, the area’s largest environmental festival, will take place Sept. 7 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Monument Square. The event will include more than 60 exhibitors with information about renewable energy, local foods, electric cars, clean water, wildlife, green products and ways to get involved in greening the community. There will also […]
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Wait continues for Portland’s first dining parklet
Portland Hunt + Alpine Club still hopes to have on-street seating available before too long.
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Final alignment set for new Veranda Street overpass
The new bridge will replace a structure that has been deemed structurally deficient.
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St. John Street neighbors fear disruption from Maine Medical Center garage
The city and the hospital are working with residents to deal with displaced parking.
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Portland’s former Williston-West Church again going on the auction block
The former sanctuary and parish house will both be sold Sept. 10.
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Portland Police Logs: Aug. 28
8/19 at 1:59 a.m. Craig A. Daney, 34, of Waterboro, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer William Buckley on a charge of criminal trespass and violation of conditional release. 8/19 at 5:24 a.m. Aleander James Twardosky, 26, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Samuel Coyne on a charge of […]