Shawn D. Purvis, who has a history of safety violations, could have to pay $278,000 in new fines for failing to follow federal regulations at a Springvale job site.
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Schools, businesses expand career connections
A new collective will help students gain access and real-world experience.
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
Mon. 12/1 Noon Council Inauguration/Special Council Meeting CH Wed. 12/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 12/4 6:30 p.m. District 1 Meeting East End School
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
Portland Mon. 12/2 12 p.m. City Council Inauguration and Special City Council Meeting CH Wed. 12/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Meeting CH
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
Portland Mon. 12/2 12 p.m. City Council Inauguration and Special City Council Meeting CH Wed. 12/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Meeting CH
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Three projects win honor award from Maine Preservation
PORTLAND — Maine Preservation has named three historic preservation projects in the city among the winners of a 2019 Honor Award. The award celebrates outstanding examples of historic preservation and revitalization statewide and recognizing the owners, professionals, preservationists and partners who make them possible. Award winners in Portland are the Jose Block, 80 Exchange St.; […]
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Portland Mayor-elect Kate Snyder keen to make city’s housing affordable
Finding alternative revenue streams, building more affordable units and better use of the Housing Trust Fund are among her ideas.
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Exactly 150 years after Sebago Lake water arrived in Portland, focus is still on keeping it clean
The first customer of what’s now the Portland Water District turned on the tap on Thanksgiving Day 1869, and since then the region has had one of the nation’s cleanest sources of public drinking water.
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Land Bank Commission offers fund to support community open space projects
PORTLAND — The city Land Bank Commission has launched the Community Engagement Fund to increase awareness of commission activities, encourage community partners to assist with stewardship and increase engagement with neighborhood partners. “The fund was designed and developed to elevate public awareness around open space preservation and ecosystem benefits,” said Andrew Butcher, Land Bank treasurer. […]
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Alternate recess spot offers peaceful place for Reiche kids
Since being launched last year, Peace Place has been used more than 2,400 times.