Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 9/15 4 p.m. Public Art Committee City Hall Wed. 9/15 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 9/15 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Wed. 9/15 6 p.m. Charter Commission Education Committee Thur. 9/16 8:30 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee Thur. 9/16 […]
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Musicians take to the porches of Deering Center
Porchfest drew large crowds to the Portland neighborhood on Sunday and gave musicians a welcome live outlet during the pandemic.
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Portland Public Schools reports outbreak at Lyseth Elementary
The school will be closed Monday to allow testing of children connected to a neighborhood child care facility.
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Top Biden official meets Sen. King in Portland to talk renewable energy
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm used the visit to highlight research into generating electricity from rivers and tidal currents.
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Looking back on fateful first day, teacher says, ‘How it affected people is still palpable’
Caroline Patrie was launching a new career as a teacher on the day of the terrorist attacks. The excitement of her first day was replaced with a feeling of chaos and dread.
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Panel backs ‘bridge program’ to give seniors in Portland property tax relief
With home values rising dramatically in a citywide revaluation, the program aims to ease the burden until the state’s new tax deferral program takes effect in 2022.
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Southern Maine 9/11 remembrance events
The events will help the state remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks two decades ago
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Local 9/11 remembrance events to be held
South Portland Fire Rescue will hold a 9/11 Memorial at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Cash Corner station, 260 Main St. Speakers at the hour-long event will include fire and city officials, and announcements will be made by the dispatch center to recognize the times that the twin towers were hit. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s […]
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Portland reclaims lot once part of the ‘midtown’ project using eminent domain
The city plans to pay 3 limited liability companies just $10 each for the property in Bayside, since a city appraisal determined it has a negative fair market value.
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First recreational cannabis shop opens in Portland’s Old Port
Fire on Fore was the area’s first medical cannabis storefront before converting recently to adult-use sales.