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People and Business: Jan. 17

Hires, promotions, appointments Jonathan Dunitz, an attorney at Verrill in Portland, was elected president of the Maine State Bar Association. He has been vice president of the association and is a member of the association’s Access to Justice Tax Credit Committee. Stacey Young was hired by Maine Savings Federal Credit Union as senior vice president […]

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Portland Meetings: Jan. 17-24

Wed.  1/17  4 p.m.  Public Art Committee  Zoom Wed.  1/17  5 p.m.  City Council  City Hall Wed.  1/17  5 p.m.  Historic Preservation  Zoom, City Hall Thu.  1/18  9 a.m.  Emergency Shelter Assessment  One City Center Thu.  1/18  4 p.m.  Development Corporation  Zoom Tue.  1/23  8 a.m.  Legislative/Nominating  Zoom Tue.  1/23  4:30 p.m.  Planning Board  Zoom, […]

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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Strategic planning headway and inspirational student work

The start of the new year and the upcoming budget make this a good time to give you an update on where we are in the process of developing our strategic plan. This five-year plan will help ensure that we continue to offer the quality education all Portland students deserve. We’ve been actively engaged in […]

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Letter: Here’s what’s in the 84 pages: 23,000 Palestinians murdered

On Jan. 11, South Africa presented its 84-page charge of genocide – perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians of Gaza – to the United Nations’ International Court of Justice. I don’t need that much paper: 23,000 Palestinians have been murdered. 10,000 of these have been children. Scott Hammond Portland