At a workshop Wednesday, the council got a look at ways the city can help subsidize projects and talked about whether current goals are enough to meet the need.
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People and Business: June 28
Hires, appointments, promotions Blaine Grimes, chief ventures officer for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and chairperson of the Portland Development Corporation, has been appointed to Spinnaker Trust‘s board of directors. She is also a board member of GMRI’s True Fin Seafood and was previously a trustee and chairperson of the Maine Venture Fund. Hilary […]
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School Notebook: June 28
Students awarded $10,000 Mitchell Scholarships The Mitchell Institute has awarded 166 students across Maine scholarships of $10,000 each. Among the recipients are: Fatumo Abdirahman, Narciso Massala and Mayinga Mukinayi, Deering High School; Abdullah Alzamili and Miriam Tiani, Portland High School; Ahmednoor Hassan and Baqer Jalil, Casco Bay High School; Gwyneth Adrian and Lydia Branson, Cape […]
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Sun Life opens the doors to growth on Portland’s waterfront
A new 77,000-square-foot office at the Portland Foreside complex will allow the employee benefits company to nearly double its local workforce of 500.
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Portland Meetings: June 28-July 5
Wed. 6/28 5 p.m. City Council Workshop Zoom, City Hall Wed. 6/28 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 6/28 6 p.m. City Council Workshop Zoom, City Hall Wed. 6/28 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Island Community Center Thu. 6/29 9 a.m. CDBG Allocation Committee Zoom Tue. 7/4 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Wed. 7/5 5 p.m. Historic […]
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City says sponsor has decided not to proceed with Payson Park music festival proposal
City councilors voted 7-0 Monday to indefinitely postpone action on the festival originally proposed for July 2023.
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Portland City Council confirms appointment of new police chief
Mark Dubois is expected to start on the job July 31 and will earn a salary of $165,000.
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Police investigating flyers, messages left at House speaker’s Portland home
The messages appear to have come from anti-abortion activists upset at Rachel Talbot Ross’ support for a bill that would expand access.
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Body that washed up on banks of Presumpscot River likely man from out of state
Police tentatively identified the man who drowned but are working to confirm it through DNA or dental records.
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Portland could become home to the state’s first affordable housing for older LGBTQ+ adults
The proposed building at 25 Casco St. would feature 55 units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.