Superintendent Ryan Scallon said the incident outside Talbot Community School, which occurred after the parent dropped off their child, has had a ‘chilling’ effect on the city’s school community.
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Portland officials weighing future of city’s family shelter
City councilors may consider relocating it to the site of the emergency shelter in Riverside when the lease on the current Chestnut Street location ends next year.
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24 years later, Maine remembers lives lost in 9/11 attacks
Ceremonies on Thursday morning honored the thousands who were killed in the deadly terror attacks in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Portland City Council to consider whether police can buy a drone
The purchase was approved by the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday. The item now heads to the full council.
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Lewiston-Auburn-Portland commuter bus sees record ridership this summer
The LAP is in the second year of a two-year pilot project.
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Avelo Airlines ends flights from Portland jetport for season
Protestors in Portland have criticized the commercial airline company for its deportation flights in Arizona. Officials with the airline and jetport say the seasonal route was already set to stop at the end of August.
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Portland chef found dead in Massachusetts was ‘heart and soul’ of The Grill Room, restaurant says
Declan Perry, 27, had worked for the Grill Room & Bar since he was a teenager. A Massachusetts man has been charged with murder in his death.
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Portland to open new community policing office near Monument Square
The office at 443 Congress St. is expected to open before the end of September, the police chief says.
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What the widespread drought could mean for Maine’s fall foliage
A state spokesperson says the weekslong dry spell affecting most of Maine could shorten the peak of leaf-peeping season and make the autumn colors less vibrant.
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Portland City Council approves levying fines on owners of vacant commercial properties
The ordinance was proposed after months of complaints from business owners and residents regarding the state of the Congress Street corridor. But property owners can avoid fines if they agree to let the city install art in their vacant storefronts.