The mobile optometry clinic came to Portland Public Schools as school nurses found that students were not able to get the vision care they needed.
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Fights disrupt Portland-Deering basketball game at Expo
Police say no one was injured or arrested during the high school game at the Portland Expo on Thursday night.
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Maine youth ice hockey is losing players. No one is sure how to stop it
The number of youth players in Maine is down 15% over the last 20 years.
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Portland receives $2M to revamp Franklin Street
The city was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help overhaul one of its major thoroughfares.
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Portland Architectural Salvage slated to close this winter
The Bayside business has long been ‘a treasure trove,’ for everything from antique windows to vintage plumbing to stained glass to doorknobs, fans said.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Jan. 8-15
Wed. 1/8 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 1/8 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission Rec Center Wed. 1/8 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall Wed. 1/8 5:30 p.m. Sustainability/Transportation Zoom Wed. 1/8 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Zoom Thu. 1/9 4 p.m. Nominating Committee Zoom Thu. 1/9 5 p.m. Parks Commission Rec Center Mon. […]
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Café and sports bar-restaurant planned for East Bayside
The 2 separate venues — Luna, a coffee shop with a child care element, and Minibar, which will feature an 18-hole mini golf course — will be located in the former World Gym space.
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Locker Project celebrates ‘bittersweet’ milestones
The South Portland-based nonprofit partners with over 40 schools in Greater Portland in addition to grocers, food pantries and other organizations to supply children and families in need with nutritious food.
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Suspects in fatal Morrill’s Corner attack ask judge to lift no-contact orders
The 5 suspects pleaded not guilty last month to elevated aggravated assault charges related to the July shooting that killed 54-year-old Susan McHugh, of Gray.
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Portland attorney killed by car in Old Port was a loving father, husband
Joe Lewis, 61, died after he was struck by the driver of an SUV while on his way back to work Friday afternoon. His family says he wasn’t shy about his love for others.