A report of an active shooter Monday morning at King Middle School in Portland was determined to be a hoax, the police chief said. “This reckless disregard for the safety and tranquility of our community’s students and staff, not to mention the broad diversion of critical emergency resources, is reprehensible,” said Portland Police Chief Frank […]
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Portland Meetings: June 16-23
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 6/16 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Wed. 6/16 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 6/16 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Thur. 6/17 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee Thur. 6/17 4 p.m. Portland Development Corporation Board Mon. 6/21 5 p.m. […]
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King Middle School deemed safe after hoax threat
Police say they detained a person of interest after a false report led to a lockdown of the school Monday morning.
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Talbot Community School says goodbye to two veteran literacy specialists
Literacy interventionists Maureen Lovejoy and Jennifer Rogers are retiring after spending decades teaching in Portland.
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Habitat for Humanity repair program resumes interior work
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland is set to resume interior jobs as part of its Critical Home Repair program. The program that partners with low-income Maine homeowners whose homes require safety and structural repairs has been working on outdoor repairs only for over one year because of the pandemic. With the staff now fully […]
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Peaks Island survey seeks residents’ priorities for PIC
The Priority Setting Committee of the Peaks Island Council is conducting a survey to gauge the priorities that islanders feel should be addressed by the island council over the next two to four years. The survey, which can be found at https://bit.ly/2TXu0Cx closes June 26. All responses will remain anonymous. Each resident can only fill […]
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Iconic Portland building that housed Brian Boru pub may face the wrecking ball
The mutual insurance company MEMIC bought the property in 2019 and is now seeking city permits to demolish it.
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Portland: Another Waynflete tennis title highlights memorable playoff week
Flyers lacrosse teams also still alive at press time.
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Saco River drowning claims life of a passionate chef ‘with a big dream’
Abiodun Jerry Olubi, known as ‘Chef Jerry,’ had begun the planning to open his own restaurant when he died last weekend.
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Portland police arrest suspect in 2 Friday morning assaults in Bayside neighborhood
Joshua Rezendes, 36, of Portland was charged with assault and felony aggravated assault in the attacks, one of which left a man in critical condition with a stab wound to the neck, police say.