The district’s finance director says savings from grant-funded programs and staff vacancies will cover the contract with an accounting firm to reconcile payment issues with the state’s public retirement system.
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Bus Ambassador Program helps new Mainers be mobile
The Greater Portland Council of Government’s program provides multilingual assistance to immigrants and refugees seeking to ride the bus.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Oct. 23-30
Wed. 10/23 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom Wed. 10/23 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council P.I. Community Center Mon. 10/28 9:30 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment One City Center Mon. 10/28 5 p.m. ReCode Workshop City Hall
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Portland’s delayed Back Cove stormwater project to wrap up by next summer
The project has taken two years longer than expected and went $1 million over budget because of soft clay that created dangerous conditions for workers.
Posted inLocal & State
Portland City Council to vote on diverging proposals to address needle litter
The mayor wants to lower the needle exchange rate, but others want to use opioid settlement money to start a needle buy-back program.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Statewide eviction prevention program to begin taking applications Monday
The program, funded with an $18 million allotment from the state, will provide a two-fold approach to rent relief: offering tenants one-time assistance paying back-rent, plus monthly rent subsidies for one year.
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Portland landlord sues city to fight rent control violations
Geoffrey Rice, who has received more rent control violations than any other landlord in the city, filed a petition appealing the city’s decision that he must refund tenants $150,000 in rent for overcharging and violating the city’s rent control ordinance.
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Portland referendum could scale back city’s hazard pay ordinance
MaineHealth, the city’s biggest employer, has donated $25,000 to support efforts to change the rule requiring employers to pay workers at least 1.5 times the minimum wage during states of emergency.
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Portland man accused of shooting teen on Forest Ave. charged with attempted murder
Police say Dominic Moncada-Sanchez was arrested and charged less than 24 hours after the shooting at the Meadowbrook Apartments complex.