Costs have risen to $2.6 million since the historic Black church and northern hub of the Underground Railroad was awarded $1.7 million in federal funds.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unemployment rises slightly in Maine urban zones
That tracks with a slight increase in unemployment statewide, which rose from 2.6% in September to 2.9% in October.
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Posted inNorthern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Scarborough Leader, South Portland Sentry, The Forecaster
People and Business: Nov. 27
Hires, promotions, appointments Premalatha Babu and Kelly Horsley have joined InterMed. Babu, a family medicine doctor, will work at InterMed’s Foden Road location in Portland, and Horsley will work in obstetrics at the Marginal Way office. Emily Broadbent was hired as a senior account manager at Rinck Advertising, a woman-owned agency. Broadbent has over a […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Nov. 27-Dec. 4
Wed. 11/27 6 p.m. District 1 Meeting Zoom Mon. 12/2 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 12/3 2 p.m. Clean Elections Board City Hall Wed. 12/4 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Zoom Wed. 12/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom, City Hall
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School Notebook: Nov. 27
PPS admin earns award for multilingual ed efforts Grace Valenzuela, Portland Public Schools’ director of communications and community partnerships, received a Lifetime Recognition Award from the Northeast chapter of the Multistate Association for Bilingual Education last week. MABE is a nonprofit organization of educators promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism that was formed 50 years ago. Valenzuela […]
Posted inFood, Local & State, News
Big Tree Hospitality to use former Local 188 for catering, events
Former Local 188 owner Jay Villani will serve as a consultant for the venue.
Posted inLocal & State
More than 100 rabbis call for Portland boycott
Over 2 months after the Portland City Council voted to divest from companies doing business in Israel, a group of Jewish leaders from across the United States bought an ad encouraging people to boycott the city.
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Expanding our capacity to deliver special education services
How will the Portland Public Schools’ new five-year strategic plan impact students in the classroom? That’s a question I will be exploring in my column over the next few months. This month I’m focusing on our special education programming. The five priorities of our strategic plan are: achievement, whole student, people and systems – with […]
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UNE announces free tuition for some students
Applicants with a high school GPA of at least 3.85 and a family income of less than $100,000 qualify for free tuition starting next fall.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Portland appoints new public health director
The former director left his post in August for a new role at the University of New England.