Bangor Savings Bank, J.B. Brown & Sons, HM Payson and Springer’s Jewelers were given the groups inaugural Legacy Business awards.
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Maine Bicentennial: Portland
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Councilors decide to combine housing and economic development committees
The combined Economic and Housing Committee will be chaired by Spencer Thibodeau and include Pious Ali, Tae Chong and Andrew Zarro.
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Otto pizza raising prices at Portland locations to offset hazard pay increase
The company says the temporary increase will help it cope with the new minimum emergency wage of $18 an hour passed by Portland voters in November.
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Bob Mitton, owner of iconic Old Port barber shop, dies at 83
Mr. Mitton opened his shop in 1959 and ran it at various addresses, notably on Fore Street, for a half-century.
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Portland’s plan for a temporary homeless shelter falls through
City Manager Jon Jennings says the city is working with the state to secure more hotel rooms, including at a hotel near the jetport, to ensure that anyone seeking shelter has a place to stay this winter.
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Portland City Council chooses 2021 committee assignments
PORTLAND — With new councilors sworn into office, the City Council Monday appointed members to the council’s five standing committees. The Finance Committee will be lead by Nick Mavodones and include Mark Dion, April Founier and Mayor Kate Snyder, who will be a non-voting member. The Health & Human Services and Public Safety Committee will […]
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Figdor named chairwoman as Portland school board welcomes 3 new members
Emily Figdor, first elected to the school board in 2018, will take over as chairwoman while Jeff Irish, Aura Russell-Bedder and Yusuf Yusuf also formally joined the board Monday night.
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Eleven Portland firefighters exposed to COVID-19
Fire Chief Keith Gautreau says city officials determined that none of the 11 firefighters working at the Bramhall Station on Nov. 30 was following the city mandate that face masks be worn inside firehouses.
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Portland schools get money to diversify staff
The money will help Portland Public Schools recruit educators of color from other states and better support educators of color already employed in Portland schools.