A 23-year-old man was treated at a hospital after being assaulted by 3 men on Gilman Street.
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Owner of Brian Ború building withdraws application for demolition
The MEMIC Group says it will ‘slow things down a little’ while it considers a proposal from an individual who wants to move the iconic Old Port building to save it from the wrecking ball.
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State’s supreme court sends clean elections case back to Portland City Council
The court ruled Thursday that it did not have enough information to decide whether the city’s decision not to send a citizen proposal for a local clean-elections program to voters was justified.
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Initiative to limit size of homeless shelters in Portland gets on November ballot
The proposal would limit most new emergency shelters to 50 beds, while making other changes to standards new shelters must meet.
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Portland police report random assault on man on Munjoy Hill
Authorities are trying to determine if the latest attack, which happened late Wednesday night, is connected to three recent assaults, all involving women.
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Portland voters approve $125.2 million school budget
It and the municipal budget will result in about a 1 percent overall tax increase; the school spending plan includes close to $3 million in equity-focused initiatives.
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Portland’s economic development director steps down after decade of rapid change
Greg Mitchell, 61, ‘got in on the ground floor’ as the city underwent a major transformation.
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Maine’s air quality expected to plummet on Monday
The Department of Environmental Protection predicts that ground-level ozone concentrations will reach unhealthy levels along most of the state’s coastline.
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MSMT, Portland Stage collaborate on Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash-themed shows
Maine State Music Theatre’s collaboration with Portland Stage continues with two co-productions this summer season – “The Everly Brothers” on July 23-25 at Bowdoin College’s Pickard Theater and “Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical Show” on Aug. 6-29 at Portland Stage in Portland. “The Everly Brothers” features Ben Hope and Eric Anthony performing the […]
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Artists and activists gather in Portland to mark anniversary of George Floyd’s death
The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning.