Advocates want the City Council to reverse course and put the 2019 citizen initiative on the November ballot, but the clerk says ballots are already being printed.
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Portland council divided on finding new city manager
City Manager Jon Jennings is under contract until July, but his tenure could be cut short as he is a finalist for a city manager position in Florida.
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Investigation continues into Portland native’s death following collision in Gorham
The investigation into the death of a Portland native who was struck and killed while riding a bicycle in Gorham Aug. 26 is continuing. Stephen Palmer, 72, who lived in Gorham at the time of his death, was killed after the bike he was riding collided with an SUV on Sebago Lake Road. Windham Rescue […]
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Portland’s B&M Baked Beans factory to be replaced with Roux Institute campus
Plans call for turning the 100-year-old waterfront factory site into an education and technology campus that can help drive Maine’s economy for the next century.
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B&M Baked Beans leaving Portland after more than 150 years
The beloved local company got its start in 1867 as the Burnham & Morrill Co., specializing in canned meats, vegetables and fish.
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Race is on for Portland council, school board seats
There are no incumbent councilors running, but three school board members are looking for another term.
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Portland High School celebrates bicentennial
The institution was founded at Exchange Street as a place to teach boys, but since 1863 has been a co-educational facility on Cumberland Avenue.
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Portland High School celebrates bicentennial
The institution was founded at Exchange Street as a place to teach boys, but since 1863 has been a co-educational facility on Cumberland Avenue.
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 1-8
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 9/1 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Thur. 9/2 5 p.m. Parks Commission Tues. 9/7 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Committee Tues. 9/7 5:30 p.m. Housing and Economic Development Committee Wed. 9/8 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Wed. 9/8 5 p.m. City Council Wed. 9/8 […]
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Portland history professor makes his first foray into fiction
Murky Overhead,” a historical fiction novel by Michael Connolly, tells the story of a day in the life of a young Irish couple living in Portland during the turn of the 20th century. A book launch is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maine Irish Heritage Center.