After close to eight years of renting 250 Anderson St., Running With Scissors has bought the building.
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Pandemic impacts local English language learners
COVID 19 has forced LearningWorks to offer its English language programming virtually after a 20-year history of in-person tutoring.
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Scout wants kids to read all about themselves
Eagle Scout Harrison Fream built a Little Free Library in Bayside’s Kennedy Park to get books into the hands of students on the East End.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Portland-based jewelry store chain marks 150th anniversary
Springer’s Jewelers evolved from a Westbrook dry goods store founded in 1870 into a downtown Portland jeweler.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Oct. 28 – Nov. 4
Visit portlandmaine.gov for Zoom information. To watch municipal meetings online, go to townhallstreams.com/towns/portland_maine. Wed. 10/28 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council Thurs. 10/29 6 p.m. Portland Jetport Noise Advisory Board Tues. 11/3 at 6 p.m. Portland Board of Education Weds. 11/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Weds. 11/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board
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Riverside Golf Course recognized for environmental excellence
PORTLAND — Riverside Golf Course has been named a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, the fifth in the state. To achieve certification, courses must show commitment to environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach and education, chemical use reduction and water quality and conservation measures. “Riverside Golf Course has shown a strong commitment to its environmental […]
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Portland police investigate assault of woman walking in West End
A short time after a woman was attacked Sunday night, a second woman reported a man followed her as she walked on Brackett Street.
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Plan would create 171 apartments in fast-changing Portland neighborhood
Tom Watson’s housing proposal is the last major redevelopment plan for the city’s former public works complex in the city’s Bayside neighborhood.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Suburban battleground in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
As Susan Collins and Sara Gideon scrap for votes, the margin of victory in Greater Portland towns could decide the election.
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Portland defends plans to use corrections center as temporary shelter
City officials say the shelter at the Community Corrections Center, which is empty because of the pandemic, will be staffed by city workers and clients will be able to come and go freely.