The Eastland is planning a multimillion-dollar renovation, but critics object to losing the small park.
Tom Bell
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Eastland hotel hopes to build ballroom on Congress Square Plaza
The developers present their plans to the city’s Housing & Community Development Committee.
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Portland merchants cry foul over parking fees
Raising the rates at city-owned garages, some downtown merchants say, is like putting Portland’s economic growth in park.
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Portland schools chief clarifies teacher pay raises
A 4.5 percent pay increase referenced by several city councilors won’t happen until fiscal year 2014, says Superintendent Jim Morse, not fiscal year 2013.
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Pay raises help increase Portland’s school budget
City voters will decide May 15 whether to approve the new spending plan.
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Portland OKs after-hours club restrictions
Entertainment venues are limited to 24 events per year and required to prepare security plans.
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Credibility problems plague port
The shutdown last week of a shipping service highlights that Maine lacks enough business to sustain a container service.
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U.S. maritime chief touts new barge design as Portland solution
PORTLAND — The nation’s top federal maritime official today said he believes that the moribund container service in Portland can be revived with the development of a new kind of hybrid vessel that the government has designed. David Matsuda, who heads the U.S. Maritime Administration, spoke about the vessel during a tour of the International […]
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Needed repairs put city’s rink on ice
The arena will be closed all summer as ice-making capabilities undergo a $625,000 overhaul. Meanwhile, local hockey teams and skating programs are left out in the cold.
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July Fourth fireworks to be launched off barge in Casco Bay
That will be safer and will open up more space for spectators on land along Casco Bay, organizers say.