The temporary closure to vehicle traffic of 6 Old Port streets was designed to help restaurants create outdoor dining space so they could reopen safely and slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Councilors say Portland must tell residents more about health programs city provides
City spending has come under increased scrutiny amid calls to defund police and shift more money to health and human services.
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Portland seeks applicants to address systemic racism
The deadline to apply for a position on the Racial Equity Steering Committee is noon on Aug. 31.
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Portland council approves make-up of charter commission
The commission will have 3 appointed and 9 elected members, but an election date has not been set.
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Amid pandemic, Portland High seniors celebrate school’s first drive-in graduation. See the photos.
It has been a turbulent year for the 181 seniors, who graduated Wednesday night while sitting in vehicles parked in a lot on Portland’s waterfront.
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Preble Street donors warned about potential hack
The nonprofit wasn’t targeted, but donors’ personal data was among the information stolen by hackers targeting a third-party data storage company.
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Man killed in Deering Oaks raised family of 9, survived Rwandan genocide
Celestin Muhizi, 76, had walked to Deering Oaks on Sunday evening to watch a youth baseball game and died after a car crashed into the bleachers he was sitting on.
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Car bursts into flames in Portland’s Longfellow Square
Some people thought they heard an explosion but it was actually tires on the car popping, a witness says.
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Advocates file petition challenging Portland’s cap on marijuana stores
A 2,482-signature petition filed Friday would put the city’s 20-store limit on retailer licenses to a referendum in November.
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Portland voters overwhelmingly approve creating charter commission
The vote could pave the way for big changes to local government, including to police oversight, the budgeting process and the city manager and elected mayor positions.