Portland city councilors agree to have a developer continue its work in spite of calls for it to wait until November when a measure to mandate smaller shelters could be on the ballot.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Hall calls for two Portland baseball stars
Former Deering Rams Ryan Flaherty and Ryan Reid will be inducted later this year into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Portland city councilors affirm support for 200-bed shelter, with referendum looming
The council commits the city to paying $250,000 to the Developers Collaborative to investigate whether a city parcel on Riverside Street can be developed into a homeless service center, even as residents seek a November referendum to block the project.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: July 21-28
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 7/21 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Wed. 7/21 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 7/21 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Thur. 7/22 5 p.m. Finance Committee Mon. 7/26 8 a.m. Broadband Planning Committee Mon. 7/26 5 p.m. City Council Workshop […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Local diaper bank hits 1 million mark
Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services has distributed more than 1 million diapers in Southern Maine since the beginning of 2020, thanks to $100,000 in grants and donations from 20 organizations and over 200 individuals. KJFS, a program of the Jewish Community Alliance, ramped up distribution through its diaper bank to meet an increasing need throughout […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Temporary safety measures put in place at Portland intersection
Safety bollards, signs and intersection paint have been temporarily added to the intersection of Deering Avenue and Revere Street at Woodfords Corner. Through its Imagine People Here campaign, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine teamed up with Friends of Woodfords Corner for the work July 15 in an effort to slow traffic to make the intersection […]
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As mental health calls increase, Maine police seek and find backup ways to respond
More departments are hiring mental health clinicians better equipped to work with people in crisis.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Portland is at a crossroads (again)
Even a magazine’s puffery noted the tensions at work as Maine’s largest city looks to the future.
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‘Good Trouble Vigil’ held in Portland for voting rights bills
The event was part of a nationwide vigil marking the one-year anniversary of U.S. Rep. John Lewis’ death.
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Property revaluations and rising tax bills put focus on relief programs
Officials are promoting a range of programs to help taxpayers cope with the recent reassessment of property values in Portland and South Portland.