Also, pizza critic Dave Portnoy tries some Portland slices, the Maine Cheese Festival and Latino Food Festival are set for September, and an all-star roster of Maine’s women chefs collaborates for a MOFGA benefit dinner.
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School Notebook: Aug. 30
Portland school official earns Maine Black Excellence Award Julia Hazel, Portland Public Schools’ director of BIPOC career pathways and leadership development, has received the Compass Career Award as part of the Maine Black Excellence Awards, presented by The Third Place. The Compass Career Award recognizes individuals who accomplish a standout achievement in their workplace or […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 30-Sept. 6
Tue. 9/5 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 9/5 4 p.m. Legislative/Nominating Interviews Zoom Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. City Council Zoom, City Hall Wed. 9/6 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
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Woman finds grenades, unexploded mine while cleaning out father’s Portland house
The explosives were discovered Saturday and safely disposed of using the Portland Police bomb squad’s robot.
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Baxter Boulevard to close for paving between Payson Park and Preble Street
The city will be closing the section of road for 3 days over the next 2 weeks as crews work to complete the Back Cove West Storage Conduit project.
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Local schools make last-minute push to prepare for new students from asylum-seeking families
In Freeport and Sanford, schools have hired English instructors and made other adjustments needed to welcome dozens of new students.
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In photos: USM students move into new Portland dorm
Photos by staff photographer Shawn Patrick Ouellette.
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Prosecutors to appeal judge’s decision to vacate Portland man’s manslaughter conviction
Mark Cardilli Jr., who admitted to shooting his sister’s boyfriend, 22-year-old Isahak Muse, in 2019, was freed on $20,000 cash bail Friday and will get a new trial if the state’s appeal to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is rejected.
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Man convicted of aggravated assault in Riverton shooting seeks new trial
Abdihamit Ali, 23, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning but the hearing was delayed after his attorneys petitioned the court for a new trial.