And the City Council is considering changes to the citizen-initiated referendum process that could increase the threshold to get items on the ballot.
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Premature baby weighing just over 1 pound at birth goes home from hospital
The girl was discharged March 14 after being at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland since her birth last July.
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Portland seeks more applicants for police chief opening
Portland will delay its initial review of police chief candidates by three weeks in the hopes of drawing more applicants.
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Council to consider changes to Portland referendum process
With another citizen-initiated referendum going to voters this June, the City Council may propose changing the number of signatures required and the timeframe to amend measures that pass.
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At 103, Portland supply-store owner has never run low on tenacity
A straight-talking survivor, Sally Wigon took over her father’s Free Street office supply company more than seven decades ago. And she didn’t come all this way just to retire.
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Maine school districts confront COVID-19 funding cliff
Across-the-board expenses are rising just as federal pandemic relief is running out. Educators see a ‘perfect storm of financial pressures’ that will challenge schools for the next two years.
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Person in custody after shots fired near Congress Street, police say
Police said Saturday that no one appeared to be injured in the incident in Portland’s Stroudwater area.
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Portland playwright takes a page from her own script to help others work through grief
While working on ‘Death Wings,’ which premieres next week, Bess Welden began holding community workshops for people dealing with loss.
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City plans to reopen Portland Expo as temporary shelter for asylum seekers
Staff plan to open the Expo as a temporary shelter as soon as April 10 and operate it until a private effort to open a new shelter on Blueberry Road is complete.
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Wells man becomes 7th Mainer charged in connection with Capitol riot
David Ball could face up to 3 years in prison for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.