Residents are being encouraged to sign up if they receive text messages inviting them to participate.
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Portland to provide free face masks for small businesses
The masks, which can be picked up Dec. 8 at City Hall, are being given out in an effort to help small businesses cope with ongoing costs of the pandemic.
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Police in Maine and New Hampshire report spike in car burglaries
A large number of break-ins have occurred in Cumberland, York and Oxford counties as well as the lakes region of New Hampshire.
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Portland Harbor dredging project misses another chance at federal funding
A $34 million plan to remove silt from wharves and marinas was not selected from hundreds of applicants for a U.S. Department of Transportation grant.
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Developer sues Portland over decision to reclaim vacant lot using eminent domain
The company behind a defunct redevelopment project in Bayside is challenging a city decision to seize Lot 6 at 59 Somerset St., though the city says it is acting within the law and the suit is meritless.
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Portland’s review of missing ballots confirms Rodriguez as winner of at-large council seat
A city review found a 45-vote discrepancy between ballots counted on Election Day and during a hand recount, but the outcome of the election remains unchanged.
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What’s next for the more progressive Portland City Council?
With progressives soon to have a two-thirds majority, proposals such as universal basic income and participatory budgeting, where neighborhoods make some of their own spending decisions, could gain traction.
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Clean elections advocates sue Portland for second time
The legal fight has been going on since the city blocked a ballot question in 2019.
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Union stagehands demand new Merrill Auditorium contract
Stagehands and supporters picketed a performance staffed with non-union labor Thursday to pressure the city of Portland to renegotiate an exclusive labor agreement for the publicly owned venue.
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Watch a time-lapse video, with zippy music, as Portland gets its Christmas tree
Richard Olsen, who died last year, long dreamed of having one of his trees chosen for the display.