The district also is required to adopt stronger anti-bullying policies for Brunswick Junior High School as part of the agreement with a former student.
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Portland council to return to pot, housing questions
PORTLAND — Monday, Nov. 21, will be the last time the current City Council meets. It could also be one of the council’s longest meetings, with moratoriums on marijuana sales and development on Munjoy Hill, and zoning amendments that will affect housing all expected to be on the agenda. The 5 p.m. meeting will be the […]
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Portland school bond panel's work nears end
PORTLAND — The ad hoc committee established to study a proposed $70.6 million bond for upgrades to four elementary schools is in the home stretch. Beginning with a 5 p.m. City Hall meeting Thursday, Nov. 17, the committee led by Mayor Ethan Strimling and School Board Chairwoman Marnie Morrione will be considering final recommendations on a plan […]
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More ousted from transition team as Trump loyalists consolidate control
Criticism of some potential Cabinet appointees increases as several national security advisers, including candidates for CIA director and secretary of state, are let go or leave on their own.
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With Ivanka’s jewelry ad, Trump companies begin to seek profit from election result
Ethics advisers have voiced concerns over the unprecedented conflicts of interest that could arise from the soon-to-be first family’s empire of real estate, luxury goods and licensing deals.
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Portland schools explore increasing Spanish language classes
PORTLAND — The number of Spanish language classes offered in the city’s elementary schools may be increasing. At a Curriculum and Educational Planning Committee meeting Monday night, Grace Valenzuela, director of the district’s Multilingual and Multicultural Center, presented two options to increase the amount of time students are learning Spanish in school. The first would […]
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South Portland drops residency requirement for city manager
SOUTH PORTLAND — After being jilted by their first choice for a new city manager, the City Council’s second search won’t include a residency requirement. In a Monday night council workshop, councilors agreed they don’t want qualified candidates to be deterred because they live in another Maine municipality and don’t want the inconvenience of moving to […]
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Maine Voices Live: Tim Sample
Author and Maine humorist, Tim Sample takes the Maine Voices Live stage.
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Thompson's Point in Portland ready to slide into winter
PORTLAND — Thompson’s Point has become a destination synonymous with craft beer, summer concerts and ice skating. Now, the evolving development is adding a new winter activity: tubing – on a two-story, man-made hill. The structure is being dubbed The Hill, to go along with The Rink at Thompson’s Point. Thompson’s Point co-owner Chris Thompson said […]
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Vermont farm says thousands of its turkeys died from disease
Stonewood Farm says it will process only half the usual amount of turkeys after a bout of fowl cholera.