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10th annual Walk the Working Waterfront celebrates Portland’s coastal culture
Despite some rain, Saturday’s event gave participants a window into the wider world of modern commercial fishing and aquaculture.
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Jeff Monroe, who helped transform Portland’s waterfront, dies at 71
Monroe served as the city’s transportation director for about a decade in the late ’90s and early 2000s before becoming an Anglican priest. Former colleagues say his fingerprints are all over the waterfront’s design today.
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Removal of contaminated sediment has begun along Portland waterfront
With the Portland Harbor disposal pit completed, dredging at 3 waterfront sites will begin.
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Long-awaited cleanup begins with the digging of a giant hole in Portland Harbor
A 9-acre disposal site will be dug to accept up to 245,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment that has built up between the wharves, piers, marinas and boat yards of Portland Harbor over the last 70 years.
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Sailing camp for youths with autism comes to Portland
Twenty kids participated in the traveling 3-day camp, which is based in South Carolina and will make 10 stops this year.
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New welcome center offers services and support for those who work at sea
The new facility on the Portland waterfront will provide a place for hardworking crews to connect with their families, take care of shopping and other personal business and relax, says the nonprofit Seafarers’ Friend.
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Portland startup that became global leader in capturing carbon shuts down, lays off all staff
Running Tide, which raised more than $50 million from private investors since it was founded in 2017, fell victim to a collapse in voluntary carbon market prices, its CEO says.
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Portland’s working waterfront showcased at annual open house
The 9th annual Walk the Working Waterfront featured fishermen, seafood producers, restaurants, nonprofits and others who call Portland Harbor home.
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Students to help Casco Bay communities plan for a warmer, wetter future
The students will be asked to research and design novel ways of living and working in Portland, South Portland and the Casco Bay islands as the climate changes.