Baxter Academy’s fledgling team wins a state championship in its first few months with help from a 16-year-old from Angola who learned to play while living at the Portland Expo.
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Portland Meetings: March 20-27
Wed. 3/20 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Zoom Wed. 3/20 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Thu. 3/21 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment One City Center Thu. 3/21 4 p.m. Civil Service Employment City Hall Thu. 3/21 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Thu. 3/21 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Zoom Fri. 3/22 8 […]
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Five principles guided reductions, restructuring
I presented my proposed $161 million budget for the 2024-25 school year to the Board of Public Education two weeks ago – and have already heard quite a lot about what people like about the budget, and also what they’d like to change. I welcome this feedback because I consider the superintendent’s recommended budget a […]
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Portland police say death of man found in Casco Bay not suspicious
It could take the medical examiner several weeks to receive results of toxicology tests and determine the cause of death.
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Letter: Popular vote treats every voter equally everywhere
In his letter to the editor of March 13 (“Popular vote removes voice of Maine voters“), Michael Buhelt claims the Maine Legislature “voted to remove the voice from every Maine citizen, regardless of party or persuasion, and give it to citizens of other states.” He is completely wrong. States don’t vote. People do. The POTUS […]
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Portland is now ticketing cars with expired registrations. People have noticed.
Since the new regulations went into effect on Nov. 15, the city has issued 1,567 tickets for unregistered vehicles, a violation previously left up to police to enforce.
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Lawmakers hear overwhelming support for tax credit for Hadlock Field renovations
The proposal from Senate President Troy Jackson could provide up to $200,000 per year, or $2 million total, in tax credits for upgrades the team makes to the city-owned stadium.
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Portland shooting victim’s family, friends gather on his birthday to say goodbye to ‘a part of us’
Raoul Tshiyuka was shot March 2 on St. John Street in Portland. Police have made an arrest but have released few details about what happened.
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Saco roofing contractor cited for safety violations is accused of failing to provide workers’ comp
Found not guilty of workplace manslaughter after a roofer fell to his death in 2018, Shawn Purvis was back before a judge Wednesday, this time facing charges from the Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
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Feds accuse Martin’s Point of defrauding military health plan
Martin’s Point denies the allegations in a federal whistleblowers lawsuit that accuses 6 health care providers of keeping $300 million in overpayments the government made from 2008-12.