PORTLAND — City artistic endeavors will receive $107,500 in federal grants this year, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced April 16. Included in the funding from the National Endowment for the Arts is $35,000 for the city to stage a production and tour of “Hearts, Minds, and Homes,” about gentrification and homelessness in the city. […]
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Midtown opponents to hold fundraiser
PORTLAND — Opponents of the proposed Midtown Towers project on Somerset Street will hold a fundraiser for legal expenses at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Aurora Cafe, 64 Pine St. Keep Portland Livable co-founders Peter Monro and Tim Paradis estimated as much as $75,000 will be needed to appeal Planning Board approval of the […]
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Portland march, rally target sexual violence
PORTLAND — Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine and the Portland Police Department will co-sponsor the 33rd annual Take Back the Night march and rally at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, in Monument Square. The event, an effort to help end sexual violence in Maine, features a march through the Old Port and back […]
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WMTW moving to Westbrook studio occupied by WPME, WPXT
The space is already broadcast-ready and will require few changes.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Boston ceremony will help launch Portland-Yarmouth ferry
PORTLAND — As she stood at the base of Fort Allen Park last Thursday, city resident Lori Dell summed up what it was like waiting for the Nova Star to arrive. “I feel like we are expecting a baby,” she said. Out on the Fore River, the 529-foot ferry was steaming into port, escorted by […]
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Latest proposal slightly reduces proposed Scarborough tax hike
SCARBOROUGH — Changes to the proposed school and municipal budgets for fiscal year 2015 and the proposed dog leash ordinance are still works in progress after Wednesday night’s Town Council public hearings. In the public hearing, Town Manager Tom Hall presented updated versions of the proposed budgets. The most recent changes show a slight decrease on […]
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Hunger help is on the way
Brenda Treadwell, right, joins several hundred other volunteers Sunday, April, 13, at the Maine Mall in South Portland to measure and pack food that will be shipped to children and adults across the country by the hunger charity Feed My Starving Children. The “MobilePack” event, called Million Meals Maine, was coordinated by local churches, businesses […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Brunswick school budget could boost taxes 4.4%
BRUNSWICK — A proposed $36.2 million school budget for the next fiscal year, which already includes $700,000 in recommended reductions in technology and other expenditures, could increase property taxes by 4.4 percent. But School Board members at Wednesday’s budget workshop said they hope to mitigate the tax impact by seeking more reductions, knowing that an […]
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Tax aid, sidewalk cafes likely to grow in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — City councilors are likely adding $15,000 to the city tax assistance program after a spike in applications this year, as indicated by majority support at their workshop on Monday. The council is also looking to create a new licensing system for businesses wishing to add outdoor seating on city sidewalks. City Manager Jim […]
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Brunswick review board OK's Coastal Enterprises project, with conditions
BRUNSWICK — The proposed downtown headquarters for Coastal Enterprises reached another milestone Tuesday night when the Village Review Board approved two certificates of appropriateness necessary for moving forward. Demolition of two former municipal buildings on Federal Street received a unanimous vote from the board, while construction of CEI’s two-story, nearly 22,000-square-foot building received a 4-2 […]