PORTLAND — The head of the new city Housing Safety Office says he is pleased with the rate of required landlord registrations. “I think we are right on track,” Art Howe III said Monday about the response from landlords. Data provided by City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin showed the new department has processed more than 1,600 registrations […]
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April vote likely on Portland's nearly $30M plan for Hall School
PORTLAND — The cost to taxpayers remains a source of contention, but a plan to rebuild Fred P. Hall Elementary School is moving closer to a referendum. City councilors on Monday received details about the $29.7 million plan to replace the school, ahead of a Feb. 1 public hearing where the council will vote on setting […]
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Maine Audubon hires new executive director
FALMOUTH — Maine Audubon on Monday announced the appointment of Ole Amundsen III as executive director. Amundsen most recently served as program manager for the national land trust, The Conservation Fund. He replaces Charles Gauvin at Maine Audubon. “I am elated to join Maine Audubon,” Amundsen said in a Maine Audubon press release. “I grew up […]
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Yarmouth, Westbrook skaters have eyes on national prize
Julia Curran, 12, left, of Westbrook, and Franz-Peter Jerosch, 14, of Yarmouth, respond to the crowd Monday, Jan. 11, at Family Ice Center in Falmouth, where they performed an exhibition of the competitive program they will perform in the juvenile pairs event at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships Jan. 16 in St. Paul, Minnesota. […]
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Portland park ranger’s cause turns to paws
PORTLAND — While ensuring people on two legs follow city park rules, Paige Button is making friends four paws at a time. Button, the new full-time city park ranger, has been on the job since late August 2015. She spent the first week of the new year walking the terrain, greeting visitors who are now mostly […]
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Portland board postpones discussion of historic designation for Reed School
PORTLAND — Discussion about a vacant city school’s possible designation as a historic landmark was tabled last week, and isn’t scheduled to resurface soon. The vacant Thomas B. Reed School at 28 Homestead Ave. was slated to go before the Historic Preservation Board Jan. 6. On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 5, the item was removed from the […]
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Portland artist’s work going into diplomatic service in Azerbaijan
PORTLAND — Receiving an email asking for personal belongings to be sent to Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, is unusual. But last October that’s exactly what happened to Rush Brown, a local artist and retired teacher. As it turns out, Brown has a fan living in Baku: Robert Cekuta, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan. “This came out […]
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Illinois firm to lead search for Portland school superintendent
PORTLAND — An Illinois-based consulting firm has been selected to help lead the search for the city’s next superintendent of schools. BWP & Associates, of Libertyville, was selected by the School Board at its Jan. 5 meeting. School Board Chairwoman Marnie Morrione last week said four firms were interviewed by the superintendent search committee, which […]
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Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools delay pre-K program, add weighted grades
CUMBERLAND — Deferring pre-kindergarten classes and adding a weighted grading system for higher-level high school courses are among amendments to the new strategic plan in School Administrative District 51. The School Board unanimously approved the changes Jan. 4, plus the creation of an ad-hoc committee on youth substance abuse. The three-year strategic plan was enacted by the […]
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MLK Jr. Day celebration in Portland will fill weekend
PORTLAND — The schedule has changed from past years, but the message will remain the same when the city branch of the NAACP observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A weekend of events will be capped at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, with the 35th annual celebration at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St. This […]