PORTLAND — The city has hit a snag in its plan to use the county’s Community Corrections Center building to shelter up to 50 members of the homeless community between now and April. City Manager Jon Jennings said last month that the city and Cumberland County officials were close to an agreement on the use […]
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Superintendent, parents confident in protocols as COVID cases rise
Nine cases have been reported at Portland Schools, but to date there has been no in-school spread.
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Artist shines light on Black Mainers’ contributions
The goal of the portrait series is to educate the public “on what our Black neighbors bring to the state” through their work, the artist says.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Nov. 11-18
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 11/11 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee Thur. 11/12 4 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Thur. 11/12 5 p.m. Racial Equity Steering Committee Thur. 11/12 5:30 p.m. Housing Committee Thur. 11/12 6:30 p.m. District 2 Annual Meeting Mon. 11/16 5:30 p.m. […]
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Affordable housing developers plan to move forward, despite Portland’s Green New Deal
Teams including Avesta Housing and the Szanton Co. both are looking to develop 90 or more housing units in Libbytown.
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Portland weighs historic district designation for part of Munjoy Hill
The controversial proposal also calls for the City Council to designate six individual properties in the neighborhood as historic landmarks.
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METRO buses now outfitted with yield to buses lights
PORTLAND — Greater Portland METRO buses, equipped with “yield to bus” lights, will have the right of way to merge into traffic starting next week. Seven new METRO buses are equipped with the yellow yield signs, which bus operators will begin using Nov. 15. Under a law signed by Gov. Janet Mills in June 2019, […]
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Portland erupts in celebration after Biden wins presidency
As night fell, hundreds of people gathered along Congress Street, shouting, clapping and waving whatever happened to be at hand – handmade signs, American flags and, in one case, a pair of brooms.
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Mainers say they back mask mandate, even if they won’t follow it to the letter
While they hope the governor’s new order leads to more mask wearing, some admitted they will still take off their masks when it doesn’t seem to make sense to wear them.
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City questioning whether new minimum wage takes effect in December as expected
The confusion about whether it takes effect next month or in January 2022 stems from the wording of the ordinance.