PORTLAND – How can the city attract investment to a downtrodden area without pushing poor people out? That was the central issue Tuesday as residents engaged with national experts in land use and economic development during meetings about the East Bayside neighborhood. The experts are taking a three-day crash course on the 130-acre neighborhood, working […]
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Portland gets $1.8 millionfor projects to fight obesity
The schools will be given $500,000 and the city will receive $1.3 million to work on obesity rates in adults.
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Monkey e-mail scorned, defended
A parody of the first lady that was forwarded by a Casco official is clearly racist to many and a funny joke to many others.
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Donors help Preble Streetreplace funds revoked by diocese
But the agency’s director says the church’s penalty for backing same-sex marriage will cause future problems.
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Official under firefor racist e-mail
A selectwoman in Casco faces calls that she resign for passing on an offensive joke about the first lady.
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Diocese penalizes homeless aid group
The bishop and a national organization end financial support after Preble Street backs same-sex marriage.
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Petition to allow non-citizen voting rights gets under way
Organizers need about 4,500 signatures by July 14, but have grass-roots support, they say.
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Portland group to petitionfor non-citizen voting
PORTLAND — A group of city residents this morning took out petitions aimed at giving non-citizens the right to vote in city elections.
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Lake-to-bay trail to see big advance
The creation of a footpath under a Presumpscot River span will add to a 28-mile walkway, an organizer says.
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Non-citizen voting drive to start
The effort aims to get the question of giving non-citizens the right to vote on the Nov. 2 ballot.