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Portland disability-services company acquired by Massachusetts benefits group

by Staff report July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

PDA, which provides specialty claims management services and reports revenues of about $15 million, will continue to operate from its Maine location.

The projects, which are contingent on additional subsidies, will add more than 270 apartments in Portland if they are built.

The proposal, which would require a citywide vote to amend the City Charter, is on the agenda for discussion Aug. 13.

The project is the first phase of an ambitious redevelopment on the city’s eastern waterfront.

The Colonial-era burial ground comes alive during tours four days a week leading up to special events later this summer.

Police say they are looking for witnesses to the accident on Riverside Street.

Sarah Alexander has been advocating for strong food systems for decades.

Worried about the raft of trouble they see downtown, residents of Nason’s Corner are angry over plans for a new 200-bed homeless facility there.

by Randy Billings July 15, 2018

Part of Westbrook in the 1800s, the farmland had been home to an almshouse for the poor when it was annexed by Portland.

by Beth Quimby July 15, 2018

The group sent a letter to city officials Saturday outlining their objections to a 200-bed shelter in their neighborhood.