City officials have worked with counterparts in Portland to negotiate a favorable deal with ReVision Energy to build 660 kilowatt solar arrays atop each city’s capped landfill.
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Portland’s newest community garden offers views as well as veggies
Casco Bay Community Garden on the Eastern Prom has great views and a wide range of gardeners.
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Portland’s art scene churns as stalwart galleries close, change hands
The shift reflects changes in how artwork is made, shared and marketed.
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Rally in Portland puts South Sudan’s humanitarian crisis front and center
Kwan Malwal and about a dozen others say the new African state’s tenuous existence is threatened by a civil war that has left thousands starving.
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Portland asks residents, businesses to rate their internet provider
The online survey is the next step in the city’s effort to build an affordable municipal broadband network.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Police charge man known for targeted thefts at Old Port businesses
Floyd Lee Sinclair, who faces five counts, creates distractions in order to steal cash or items that can easily be sold, police say.
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New York man arrested in Portland heroin sting
Bobby Forte, of the Bronx, is charged with trafficking after police say they seized 180 doses of heroin from him on the Western Prom.
Posted inLocal & State
Committee endorses Portland’s solar power plans
A City Council committee votes 3-0 in favor of the plans to put a solar array on top of a former landfill on Ocean Avenue.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s think big about Maine Center for Graduate and Professional Studies
The proposed center could become an innovation incubator and a credit to USM, Portland and Maine.
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Investor in the wings for new pro hockey team in Portland
An unidentified investor will meet next week with a group trying to find a replacement for the Pirates for the 2017-2018 season.