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Portland Forecaster

Portland schools hire first pre-kindergarten director

by Kate Irish Collins August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Suzanne Chevalier will oversee the growth of pre-K classrooms at elementary schools throughout the city.

Initiative will help Portland agencies transition youth out of foster care

by Michael Kelley August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

HUD’s new program provides vouchers to pay for housing for those at risk of homelessness.

The Forecaster

Greater Portland Community Calendar: Aug. 7-17

August 5, 2019

Greater Portland Benefits Paddle for the Prom: Registration open at https://easternpromenade.org for sea kayakers and paddle-boarders ages 8 & up for Sept. 8 benefit to support the Eastern Promenade in Portland. Sunday 8/18 Maine Vets 5K, 8 a.m., Memorial Park in Scarborough, 3.1-mile USATF certified course is the 2019 Road Runners Club of America Eastern […]

Portland Forecaster

New Mainers gain freedom, confidence in Portland earn-a-bike program

by Blair Best Special to The Forecaster August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Portland Gear Hub gives immigrants access to transportation through Bikes for All Mainers.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Alison Rector shows America from the seat of a train

by Bob Keyes August 5, 2019August 6, 2019

Known for her pictures of Maine’s libraries, the painter turns her attention to the backsides of cities in a show at Greenhut Galleries in Portland.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Flag reaches final resting place, in memory of a soldier

by Alison Jones Webb Special to the Telegram August 4, 2019August 5, 2019

A movie depicting World War I prompts a search for a home for a relic of a great-uncle’s service.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Immigrants are the new American faces of the green revolution

by Steven Price Special to the Press Herald August 2, 2019August 1, 2019

Recently arrived Angolan and Congolese migrants have an assimilation role model in Maine’s Somali farmers.

Local & State, News, Politics

Portland activists to submit signatures for 2 ballot questions on local election reform

by Megan Gray August 1, 2019

One initiative would create a municipally funded clean elections program and the other would extend ranked-choice voting to council and school board races.