PORTLAND — The city is streamlining its annual tax billing process to create greater efficiency and lower overall costs. Beginning with this year, residents will receive a single annual tax bill with two payment coupons. According to a release from the city, “in previous years the City incurred significant additional staff, supplies, and postage cost […]
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City releases water resources survey
PORTLAND — The city’s Water Resources Division and the Portland Water District are collecting public feedback to better understand the needs and priorities pertaining to water resources. Portland’s Water Resources Division provides wastewater collection and stormwater management, while the Portland Water District provides safe drinking water, and wastewater collection and treatment. The Water Resources Division […]
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Portland Meetings: Sept. 11-18
Wed. 9/11 5 p.m. Land Bank Commission CH Wed. 9/11 5:30 p.m. Housing Committee CH Wed. 9/11 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee CH Thur. 9/12 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Public Hearing CH Thur. 9/12 6 p.m. Pesticide Management Advisory Committee CH Mon. 9/16 5:30 p.m. City Council CH Mon. 9/16 6 p.m. Portland […]
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Portland Police Beat: Sept. 11
9/2 at 12:32 a.m. Thomas G. McDonough, 21, of Portland, was arrested on Commercial Street by Officer Jason Nadeau on charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. 9/2 at 12:10 p.m. Carissa S. Wright, 24, of Portland, was arrested on Cedar Street by Officer William Stratis on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. […]
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Diana Cherbuliez channels her grumpiness
The Vinalhaven artist expresses dismay at the world around her in her latest Portland exhibition.
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Affordable housing projects get financial boost from city
The City Council awards $1 million for projects on Boyd, Middle and State streets.
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Dine Out Maine: Technique, balance, simplicity. The Other Side Diner gets almost everything right
British food writer Elizabeth David famously wrote, “As everybody knows, there is only one infallible recipe for the perfect omelette: your own.” Judging by the Portland diner’s spinach omelette, she got that wrong.
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‘Perfect storm’ of problems blamed for gridlock at Maine motor vehicles offices
Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches face issues, including a staffing shortage, that have left thousands of motorists waiting hours to renew drivers’ licenses or register vehicles.
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Holocaust survivor who spied on Nazis during World War II shares her story at USM
Marthe Cohn, 99, doesn’t want people to forget the lessons that were learned about Hitler’s rise to power and the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Silicon Valley tech firm opens office in Portland
Guideline, which automates 401(k) employee benefits plans for small businesses, already has hired more than 30 people in Maine and is planning to hire 50 more.