Police suspect overdoses caused or contributed to three deaths over two days in the city, which has already more than doubled its fatal overdoses from last year.
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Police investigate shooting outside Portland strip club
A 39-year man was struck by a bullet and received non-life threatening injuries early Sunday morning outside Rick’s Cabaret, police said.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Union and school officials reach agreement on how and when district will remedy payroll issues
Portland Public Schools and the union representing its educators signed a legally binding memorandum of understanding.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Gorham Notes: Dec. 8
Bruni, Sanborn to escort wreaths Gorham Police Sgt. David Bruni and Officer Eric Sanborn will escort the Wreaths Across America convoy carrying thousands of wreaths to decorate veterans’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The event is billed as the nation’s longest veterans’ parade. The convoy of trucks will leave Lubec Saturday, Dec. 10, […]
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Auditors warned Portland school officials about potential payroll problems
An audit submitted last spring and discussed by city and school officials in September warned about problems that appear to have contributed to some employees not being paid correctly or on time since October.
Posted inThe Forecaster
School Notebook: Dec. 7
Diocese names Christmas card contest winners Valerie Saba of St. Brigid School in Portland and Ella Brown of Holy Cross School in South Portland are among the winners of the Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest. Saba was the winner in the grades 3-5 category and Brown in grades 6-8. In the other categories, […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland Museum of Art’s new wing must not make old mistakes
Not everybody regularly gets inside the museum; how it looks from the outside matters.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Portland school employees take district to task over payroll issues
District officials said they are working to rectify the problems, but that the underlying causes that led to some employees being paid late, inaccurately or not at all for multiple pay periods remain unresolved.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Invasive emerald ash borer prompts Portland to remove damaged ash trees
Four trees infected with the invasive insect were removed on District Road, the first time the city has had to remove trees because of damage caused by the bright green beetle.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Portland school board rejected city’s offer to help with payroll problems
In an email exchange with Mayor Kate Snyder in October, former school board Chair Emily Figdor accused city officials of trying to exploit the problems for political purposes.