At-large Councilor April Fournier is sworn in as the first indigenous member of the council, along with Andrew Zarro in District 4 and Mark Dion in District 5.
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Portland Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ transitions from stage to small screen
This year’s ‘A Victorian Nutcracker’ will be televised on WCSH Saturday, Dec. 12.
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Portland Meetings: Dec. 9-16
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 12/9 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Wed. 12/9 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Thur. 12/10 4 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Thur. 12/10 5 p.m. Racial Equity Steering Committee Thur. 12/10 6:30 p.m. District 3 Annual Meeting Fri. 12/11 10:30 […]
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Portland Buy Local launches city-wide gift exchange
PORTLAND — The first city-wide gift exchange has been launched by Portland Buy Local just in time for the holidays. Portland Gift Swap, a joint venture with Knack Factory, Mission 3/65, Shop Indie Local and Black Owned Maine, is open to all residents 18 and older in greater Portland. “In a year with so many […]
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Rwanda Bean coming to Thompson’s Point
PORTLAND — Rwanda Bean, a roaster, wholesaler and retailer of coffee, will soon be occupying the former Cellardoor Winery space in the Brick North Building at Thompson’s Point. The business was founded in 2013 and uses coffee beans grown by farmers in Rwanda. Half the proceeds from the coffee is given back to the farmers. […]
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COVID, staffing cited as strains on Postal Service in Maine
A USPS spokesman blames the pandemic in part for mail disruptions, while a union representative points to chronic staffing shortages.
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Portland workers: Hazard pay of $18 an hour would be ‘incredible’
Workers in Portland talk about why they deserve a 50 percent bump in pay during the pandemic and what the additional money would mean to them.
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Employers grapple with hazard wage: Some pay, others don’t
Amid a legal challenge, large employers take widely different approaches to a hazard pay provision in the Portland’s new minimum wage ordinance.
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Dine In Maine: Ready, set, read!
Looking for five Maine books for your culinary reading list? Try our restaurant critic’s “favorite contenders.”