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Things are looking up for One Longfellow Square

by Michael Kelley June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

The popular Portland music venue, hit hard by the pandemic, will reopen this fall, 20 months after it last hosted a live show.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Committee recommends plan for Portland schools to use additional state funds

by Rachel Ohm June 21, 2021June 22, 2021

The plan calls for using an anticipated $6.2 million for tax relief, the cost of custodians who are now being paid with federal relief funds, and a new debt service reserve.

Business, Food

Pigeons restaurant will close this weekend

by Meredith Goad June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

The daytime-only restaurant will close less than two months after it opened.

Local & State, News

Cyclist injured in Portland crash remains in critical condition

by Rachel Ohm June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

David Campbell, 36, of Portland was seriously injured in the crash on Washington Avenue on Friday night.

The Forecaster

Section of Portland’s Baxter Boulevard to close for three months

by Michael Kelley June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Baxter Boulevard in Portland will be closed to traffic from Payson Park to Vannah Avenue for the next three months beginning June 24. The Back Cove Trail alongside the boulevard will remain open, however. The closure is necessary for the city to complete work on the Back Cove West Storage Conduit project, which will prevent […]

The Forecaster

Petition to mandate smaller shelters in Portland heads to November ballot

June 21, 2021

Smaller Shelters Portland, a group that wants to limit the size of new homeless service s centers in the city, has received enough signatures on its petitions to put the land ordinance change before voters in November. The group is pushing for new shelters to be open 24 hours a day and be capped at […]

The Forecaster

Portland Meetings: June 24-June 30

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 6/23 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 6/23 5 p.m. Rent Board Thur. 6/24 4 p.m. METRO Board of Directors Thur. 6/24 5 p.m. Finance Committee Fri. 6/25 5:30 p.m. Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization TBD Mon. 6/28 8 a.m. Broadband Planning […]