Following the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, local gun-control advocates call for expanded background checks and so-called ‘red flag’ laws.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Students lead effort to bring solar power to Portland public schools
The city’s board of education on Tuesday will consider authorizing the superintendent to pursue an off-site solar project to provide electricity to the district.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Ri Ra reopens weeks after fire
The popular Irish pub on the Portland waterfront had been closed since the July 21 fire.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland’s noises are the sounds of a thriving city
Planes, trains, trucks and rock concerts were initially jarring to a couple used to a Kansas farm, but now they take the clamor in their stride.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland shelter showcased Maine’s humanity
While the Trump administration resorted to threats, menace and cruelty, our state found another way.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Peaks Island will go electric to tame golf cart traffic
Responding to complaints, the Portland City Council requires rental companies to ditch noisy gas models for all-electric ones by 2021.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Portland tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false returns
Ashraf Eldeknawey, 47, faces up to three years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to $100,000 in restitution.
Posted inBusiness
Wex makes Fortune’s list of fastest-growing public companies
The Portland-based payment-processing technology firm ranked No. 72 on the top 100 list.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland shuts emergency shelter as last asylum seekers move out of Expo
Many are relocating to apartments or host homes in communities from Saco to Brunswick.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Great Diamond Island residents may try to secede from Portland
Frustrated with the city’s treatment of the island, some collect signatures as a first step.