Police say the man was walking in the street when he was hit by a car driven by another Portland man.
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Mainers find repairing and reusing turns the well-loved into good as new
Residents of Greater Portland are getting creative to find ways to spend less and buy sustainably in 2025.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State, News
As egg shortage continues, Maine breakfast spots cope with rising costs
Restaurants and bakeries in southern Maine are now paying 2 or 3 times as much for the eggs they need, although most have so far resisted raising menu prices.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Why you might be waiting on your heating fuel delivery in Maine
Extended cold snap, not enough drivers contribute to waits up to a week or longer for fuel.
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Plans for MLK memorial in Portland remain stalled
Two years after the the City Council allocated $50,000 for the memorial, an artist still hasn’t been selected and the project doesn’t seem to be moving forward.
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When Portland removes snow, where does it go?
The DPW rotates through 3 dumping sites across the city and has removed about 800 truckloads of snow so far this winter, enough to cover a football field to a depth of nearly 14 feet.
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Portland hires consulting firm for long-delayed Franklin Street redesign
The city has taken another step forward on the project, which had been stalled for years thanks to funding shortages.
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Solar farm proposal in South Portland raises neighborhood alarm
Residents worry recent tree cutting by the Portland jetport is just the beginning of problems related to development on property owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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YMCA family shelter in Portland to close next month
The shelter is home to 22 families and doesn’t have enough funding to stay open after a federal freeze on emergency management funds.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: People priority: Fostering a strong, inclusive, and supportive staff culture
This column is the next in my series detailing how our new Portland Public Schools five-year strategic plan impacts students in the classroom. This month, I’m focusing on our “people” priority. Our strategic plan has five priorities: equity, achievement, whole student, people and systems. Each priority is supported by multiple initiatives to achieve that goal. […]