The Friends of Congress Square Park will host the inaugural Congress Square Market Sunday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market in Congress Square Park, at the intersection of High and Congress streets, will feature products from neighborhood businesses and Portland-area artists, as well as coffee from the Buzz Coffee Cart. “Going […]
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Browntail moth infestation treatment begins in Deering Oaks Park
The City’s Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department this week will use an organic treatment on trees in Deering Oaks Park that are infested with browntail moth caterpillars. A tree survey conducted in conjunction with the Maine Forest Service found that 313 trees out of 316 surveyed, 313 had browntail moth nests on them. Three oaks […]
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Tate House in Portland wins historic preservation grant
Maine Preservation, in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, awarded $100,000 in historic preservation matching grants totaling to 18 private nonprofit organizations preserving historic buildings in Maine, including the Tate House Museum in Portland. Grants, which ranged from $2,000-$10,000, were provided for exterior painting; surface restoration; fire/security systems; repairs to/restoration of chimneys, porches, roofs and windows; […]
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Portland City Council delays action on temporary shelter ban in Bayside
A decision on the proposed shelter moratorium will have to wait 2 more weeks after the council fell 1 vote shy of the 7 votes needed to pass it as an emergency order.
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Portland council votes to relocate public health, social services to single location
The city will consolidate all of its scattered public health and social services programs into a single building at 39 Forest Ave. beginning this summer.
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Portland Conservatory of Music moving to former church building in West End
The music school has been based at Woodfords Congregational Church for the past 12 years and was able to purchase the Neal Street building thanks to an anonymous donor.
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Portland Meetings: May 19-26
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 5/19 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Wed. 5/19 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Wed. 5/19 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee Thur. 5/20 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee Thur. 5/20 5 p.m. Finance Committee Thur. 5/20 6 p.m. Jetport Noise […]
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Portland councilors may vote on shelter moratorium in Bayside
The neighborhood currently has more than 500 emergency shelter beds and accounts for 20% of police calls and 10% of EMS calls, despite having only 5% of the city’s population and 1% of the land area.
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Developer proposes 48 apartments in Portland’s East Deering neighborhood
The plan is one of the first to be subject to the new affordability requirements established in the Green New Deal for Portland, which was enacted by voters in November.
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Portland: Spring sports and weather heating up, stretch run begins
Highlights galore in a busy week.