Residents and businesses have been calling for changes to the busy downtown corridor amid reports of drug use and public disturbances. The city is responding with several new projects.
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Businesses in Portland’s Monument Square say safety concerns are growing
Calls to police have more than doubled over the past 2 months compared to prior years, prompting city officials to look for ways to implement more routine patrols.
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HiFi Donuts to close in Monument Square
The owners are looking to move the nearly 8-year-old business to a new space.
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After all the pre-lighting criticism, Portland tree-lighting dazzles the crowd
For more than a week, complaints have been circulating that this year’s tree is thinner and scragglier than usual. But as the lights flashed on, precisely at 4:30 p.m. Friday, a crowd of hundreds cheered.
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Crowds pack downtown Portland for annual Pride parade
The festivities, which concluded in Deering Oaks on Saturday, continue a city tradition that began in 1987.
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The Wrap: Farmers to return to Monument Square; hobbit-core restaurant planned for Brunswick
Also, Magissa ready to open, Off Track Pizza launches; a new breakfast and lunch spot in Saco; and more local food news.
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Portland cracking down on Monument Square parking violations
The city plans to better enforce a 20-minute limit on parking in the bricked park, where many businesses load and unload supplies.
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In photos: Monument Square Christmas tree is all aglow
Portland’s Christmas tree arrived Nov. 15 after making the journey over the Veterans Memorial Bridge from its home in South Portland. The city chose the 50-foot blue spruce grown at 35 Lubec St. to stand in Monument Square during the holidays.
Photos by Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
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Activists rally in Monument Square to demand a ban on assault rifles
More than 80 people at the demonstration, organized by the Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action, call for legislative action to institute gun-control measures.
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Westbrook couple’s ‘perfect, pretty’ tree will move to Monument Square for holiday season
The 40-foot balsam fir located outside the home of Anne and Toby Nappi is scheduled to be cut and transported to the square Thursday.