PORTLAND — Portland Recovery Community Center will host the sixth annual Rally 4 Recovery to raise awareness about recovery from addiction from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at Deering Oaks Park. “The Rally 4 Recovery shares the message of hope, that people experiencing substance use disorders can and do recover,” Leslie Clark, PRCC executive […]
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India Street hotel breaks ground in Portland
The mixed-use project will also include an office building, pharmacy and distribution space, three residential buildings and a parking garage.
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Portland superintendent’s goals include school construction, sustainable budget
Xavier Botana will also continue to push forward on implementing the district’s strategic plan.
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Stevens Square breaks ground on multi-phased project
PORTLAND — Work has begun on Stevens Square, a multi-phased construction project that will add five residential buildings on land behind the former St. Joseph’s Convent on Stevens Avenue. The project, coupled with the redevelopment of the convent, now called The Motherhouse. is part of Portland’s first master-planned 55+ community. The first building, to the […]
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WordLab apprentice program provides career opportunities
The goal is to both attract young professionals and keep homegrown talent in a state facing an aging workforce.
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Developer not giving up on vision for Portland’s historic island fort
Mike Dugay’s idea of commercializing Fort Gorges has already run into resistance, even though no formal proposal has been presented to the city.
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Fledgling Portland parks group outlines priorities, begins raising money
The Portland Parks Conservancy is looking to establish a Portland Youth Corps for the city parks, while raising money to increase access and enjoyment of a playground and planned trail system in the Riverton neighborhood.
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Maine Voices: It’s time to decide what kind of park we want Fort Gorges to be
Rather than commercializing it, let’s preserve the fortification’s unique beauty and the island’s raw and rugged character.
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Workers are celebrated during annual Labor Day breakfast in Portland
Sen. Bernie Sanders had been scheduled to speak at the event, but organizers asked him not to because it might have been seen as their endorsement of his candidacy, a labor official says.
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New owner plans to add speakeasy to Pat’s Pizza Old Port
Mike Lizotte is also planning to renovate the dining room of the restaurant on Market Street and give free pizza for a year to the first 100 diners.