Plus, plans change for a food truck park in Freeport, 2DineIn eliminates tipping, Thai Esaan’s limited reopening and a new hospitality podcast.
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People and Business: March 13
Hires, promotions, appointments Pawel Binczyk was named a shareholder at Portland law firm Bernstein Shur’s labor and employment, litigation and dispute resolution, and food and beverage practice groups. He has served part time as a general counsel for the Maine Army National Guard. David Dyer has joined law firm Verrill’s Portland office as an associate in […]
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Libbytown roundabout project wins $22.4 million federal transportation grant
The road project will add a roundabout on outer Congress Street, near Exit 5 of Interstate 295, to help reconnect a Portland neighborhood that was divided when the highway was built in the 1960s.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Dentistry all in the family at Portland practice
Russell Family Dentistry, in business for 60 years on Woodford Street, is now in its fourth generation.
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Portland Meetings: March 13-20
Wed. 3/13 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission City Hall Wed. 3/13 5 p.m. Sustainability/Transportation Zoom Wed. 3/13 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Wed. 3/13 6 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Thu. 3/14 5:30 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Mon. 3/18 3 p.m. Fish Pier Authority Zoom Mon. 3/18 5 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 3/19 […]
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Staffing cuts in proposed budget worry Portland school board members
Their concerns focus on cuts to employees who work directly with students and to programs that support the district’s marginalized populations.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Review: Portland Museum of Art makes case for needing more space with ‘+ collection’
The vast majority of these works were gifted to the museum, which hopes to show how its controversial planned expansion is needed to display more of its collection.
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Hannaford, Market Basket, Shaw’s, Walmart: Check out the Press Herald’s comparison shopping
The cost of groceries has skyrocketed in recent years, but the price of food is only one factor attracting patrons to the big players in Maine’s shifting supermarket landscape.
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Weekend storm expected to bring more heavy rain, flooding to coastal Maine
Forecasters say flooding could be similar to that seen in the first of two coastal storms that hit the state in January.
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Attorneys threaten to sue Portland over homeless encampments
A draft of the lawsuit was sent to city leaders last week, signaling that should encampments pop up in Portland again, the city could face legal action if it doesn’t promptly clear them.