As temperatures climbed into the 90s across the state, and humidity made it feel even hotter, some Portland residents sheltered in cooling centers while others flocked to pools and beaches.
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The Wrap: Camp Pennant brewery launches; all-day bar coming to Old Port
Also, culinary bookstore Rabelais returns to Portland with a pop-up store; Bread & Friends brings back dinner; new PBS series features segment with Martha Stewart in Maine; and more.
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Portland Pride festival gets complaints about accessibility after failing to secure ASL interpreters
The chair of Pride Portland! tells the Press Herald: ‘We want to issue a public apology.’
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School Notebook: June 19
Girl Scouts earn awards, over $19K in scholarships Girl Scouts of Maine held its annual awards celebration last month and awarded over $19,000 in scholarships to Girl Scout ambassadors graduating from high school. Nine students received a total $19,500 from the Joanne Crepeau Future Leaders Scholarship fund. Sidney Allen and Astrid Akerman of Cape Elizabeth, […]
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People and Business: June 19
Hires, promotions, appointments Jonathan Diggs was appointed finance director of Reveler Development, a real estate investment, development, construction and management company based in Portland. Diggs was most recently a senior financial officer for the Indirect Consumer Lending portfolio at Truist Financial. Paul Drinan was hired as active transportation director for the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. […]
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Record-breaking U.S. heat wave scorches the Midwest, Northeast
In Maine, temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s in Portland on Wednesday and Thursday. Other parts of the state, including Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor, are under an excessive heat warning – it will feel as hot as 105 degrees in some of those areas.
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12-year-old Portland boy who died in Presumpscot River was ‘a very charismatic kid’
Teachers and staff at King Middle School remember Rachsombath ‘Rex’ Rasmey’s hugs and big smile.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Finishing the school year with awards and distinction
Did you know that Portland Public Schools recently received a School of the Year award for environmental learning? Or that two Casco Bay High School students won highly competitive 2024 Maine Literary Awards? Or that one of our custodians is an accomplished artist whose duck painting took the top prize in Maine’s 2024 Migratory Waterfowl […]
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Portland Meetings: June 19-26
Wed. 6/19 3:30 p.m. Creative Portland Creative Portland Thu. 6/20 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment One City Center Thu. 6/20 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Thu. 6/20 5 p.m. Finance Committee Zoom Tue. 6/25 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall Tue. 6/25 5:30 p.m. Housing/Economic Dev. Zoom Wed. 6/26 5 p.m. Rent Board Zoom […]
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Record temperatures expected as heat wave blasts Maine
Experts say records could be set this week as temperatures are predicted to hit the mid- or upper 90s from Portland to Bangor, foreshadowing what is expected to be a warmer-than-average summer.