Also, new owners for Old Port’s Buzz Coffee; Foulmouthed Brewing in SoPo and Trudy Bird’s in North Yarmouth to close; a panel discussion on coffee; and more.
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Portland Superintendent’s Notebook: Community engagement enhanced school budget process
Portland Public Schools reached a milestone in our FY 25 budget process when the Board of Public Education on April 9 approved a $161.4 million school budget to recommend to the City Council. One of the things that I’m proudest about in this budget process is the amount of community engagement involved. Since March 5, […]
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People and Business: April 17
Hires, promotions, appointments Khmer Maine, a nonprofit organization serving the Cambodian population in Maine, appointed longtime president and founder Marpheen Chann as its new executive director. Tatia Gagnon of Gorham was promoted to senior vice president, senior commercial loan workout relationship management at KeyBank’s Specialized Finance group. She joined the bank in 2007 and led […]
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Letter: Sounding an alarm to save the butterflies
Kudos to Peggy McGehee for sounding the pesticide alarm (“Pesticide regulation good for dogs, too,” April 1). She is so right. Please let me sound off the butterfly alarm. It has turned into a crisis for them and the bees. The monarch butterfly will soon be extinct. I’m asking all of us to take action […]
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Portland clears out longstanding homeless camp behind Lowe’s
The site had been quietly inhabited for several years. The company that owns the property says it had been concerned about the camp growing but didn’t call in the police.
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Portland Meetings: April 17-24
Wed. 4/17 4 p.m. Public Art Committee Zoom Wed. 4/17 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Zoom Thu. 4/18 4 p.m. Development Corporation Zoom Thu. 4/18 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals Zoom Mon. 4/22 5 p.m. City Council City Hall Tue. 4/23 8 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Zoom Tue. 4/23 4:30 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, City Hall Tue. […]
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Section of Congress Street will be closed next week
The road will be closed to allow for repaving near a new cardiovascular tower at Maine Medical Center that is scheduled to open in June.
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Impact of remote work still echoes in Portland’s office buildings
Though it has fared better than other metropolitan areas – the national office vacancy rate has hit record levels – the city, and its businesses, feel the pinch.
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Officer uses stun gun on family member as Skowhegan courtroom melee breaks out during murder sentencing
In court Friday, the brother of victim Alice Abbott surged from his seat in the gallery to try to attack convicted killer Jason Servil and was stopped by a county corrections officer with a stun gun.
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Jury finds man not guilty in deadly 2016 shooting at Portland apartment
The jury reached its verdict in Aristotle Stilley’s murder trial after more than a week of testimony and 9 hours of deliberation.