Hall Elementary is still not ready after this week’s fire. Classes have been canceled since last Monday, but will resume this coming Tuesday.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inNews
S. Portland police seek car break-in suspect
An ATM camera produced grainy photos of the suspect.
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Posted inLife & Culture, News
Seven Portland historic sites are in ‘peril,’ advocates say
Eastern Cemetery, the Abyssinian Meeting House and the Portland Masonic Temple Grand Lodge are three of the sites.
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Portland Landmarks identifies 7 historic sites ‘in peril’
The sites on the list are “at a tipping point,” either due to deterioration or because they are for sale without any preservation covenants.
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Park(ing) Day coming to Portland
Six on-street parking spaces will be converted to temporary, small public parks to highlight the high cost – in land – of reliance on private cars.
Posted inNews, Politics
What is ‘middle class’?
Republican Mitt Romney’s definition – $200,000 to $250,000 – differs from that of some politicians and residents in Maine.
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Archeologist: Portland discovery not a midden
An archeologist said clam and oyster shells uncovered at a Portland construction site are almost certainly not an ancient garbage pit.
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Portland’s midden mystery revealed
Experts say mollusk shells discovered at a Portland construction site probably don’t mark an ancient garbage pit used by Native Americans.
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Portland’s St. Patrick’s Church likely to be sold
St. Patrick’s Church on Congress Street in Portland is likely be sold to the owner of an adjacent shopping center for $1.35 million, church officials said.
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Portland may ban smoking in parks
The proposal is expected to go before the City Council next month, once the concept of ‘open space’ is defined.