Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 3/2 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 3/2 5 p.m. City Council Workshop Wed. 3/2 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 3/2 6 p.m. Charter Commission Education Committee Thur. 3/3 8:30 a.m. Community Development Block Grant Allocation Committee Thur. 3/3 5 p.m. […]
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Society Notebook: Art lovers mingle with art makers at Portland museum’s Winter Bash
The Portland Museum of Art held the event for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Rash-causing browntail moth spreading due to warming, scientists find
A forest pest that bedevils Maine residents and tourists with hairs that cause an itchy rash appears to be spreading due to warming temperatures.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
As nurses call attention to emergency room violence, Maine Medical Center steps up support
Nurses and hospital officials say the emergency department is facing more pressures from a growing number of patients with mental illnesses, some of whom can be violent.
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Portland to consider repealing development restrictions in Munjoy Hill overlay district
The planning board voted 7-0 Tuesday to recommend repealing measures adopted in 2018 to address development concerns in one of the city’s most desirable neighborhoods.
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Community rallies around 22 residents displaced by fast-moving fire on Munjoy Hill
The blaze Jan. 29 on North Street destroyed two townhouses and left others temporarily uninhabitable. Portland’s deputy fire chief says, ‘Those people literally had seconds to get out.’
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Book review: At the turn of the century, an Irish immigrant family scratches out a living on Munjoy Hill
History and political science professor Michael Connolly has written his first novel, and it’s a gem.
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Hundreds turn out for Carnaval ME on the Eastern Prom
Because of the unseasonably warm weather on Friday, truckloads of snow had to be hauled in for Saturday’s snowboarding and skiing exhibition at the winter celebration.
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 23-March 2
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 2/23 6 p.m. Charter Commission Wed. 2/23 5 p.m. Rent Board Thur. 2/24 8 a.m. City Manager Search Subcommittee Thur. 2/24 8:30 a.m. Community Development Block Grant Annual Allocation Committee Thur. 2/24 4 p.m. Development Corporation Thur. 2/24 5 p.m. City […]
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Known for nurturing others, Portland woman died alone in the cold
Mary Odano, who came to America as a refugee from what is now South Sudan, was reported missing this month and found a week later outside her apartment building, dead from hypothermia.