Matthew Bernstein teaches ninth-grade humanities and social studies at Casco Bay High School.
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Portland police investigate gunfire near Hadlock Field
Police detained the occupants of a car seen leaving the area of a reported fight followed by the sound of gunshots. No injuries were reported.
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Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland voters to consider rent control changes, ban on renters’ application fees
Question C would limit standard annual rent increases to 70% of the rate of inflation.
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Police investigate burglaries of two occupied Portland homes
Police believe the same suspect broke into houses on Dirigo Street and Brighton Avenue early Sunday morning while residents were sleeping.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland meetings: Oct. 12-19
Wed. 10/12 3:30 p.m. Portland Fish Pier Authority Zoom Wed. 10/12 7 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Zoom Wed. 10/12 6 p.m. Land Bank Commission Zoom Wed. 10/12 5 p.m. Sustainability & Transportation Committee Zoom Wed. 10/12 1 p.m. Stakeholder Update, Portland Harbor CAD Cell and Dredge Project Centerboard Yacht Club, 271 Front St., South Portland. […]
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Man awaiting trial for 2019 murder dies after repeated COVID infections lead to cancer discovery
Police charged Everett Meserve with murder for the beating death of his neighbor, but his health declined in jail and he died in April, court records show.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Portland voters to consider adding Native land acknowledgment to charter
The proposed language would say that the city is located in the ‘unceded territory of the Aucocisco Band of the Wabanaki’ who were displaced by force.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Famed children’s illustrators draw for a crowd on last day of Maine Lit Fest
Two famous Maine authors/illustrators, Scott Nash and Chris Van Dusen, face off – or draw off – in an event before fans Saturday in Monument Square.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Opponents of Portland referendums far outraise supporters in latest finance reports
Enough is Enough, which opposes all 13 ballot questions, raised more than $430,000 while Maine DSA’s Livable Portland campaign raised $9,300.
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State dismisses murder charge against man in 2012 shooting death
Khang Tran, 29, pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy in September in the slaying of Matthew Blanchard. The state dropped seven other charges against him, including murder; another man facing the same charges awaits trial.