The DPW rotates through 3 dumping sites across the city and has removed about 800 truckloads of snow so far this winter, enough to cover a football field to a depth of nearly 14 feet.
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Posted inMaine, News
Design students float climate resiliency ideas for Casco Bay
From floating communities to over-water bike paths, this exhibit aims to help Portland and South Portland prepare for rising sea levels, warming temperatures and increasing extreme weather.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Big upsets. Key matchups. A look at Maine basketball tourney.
Coach Karen Magnusson joins Varsity Maine reporter Mike Mandell to break down what they’ve seen at midway point of week.
Posted inForecaster Sports, Girls Basketball, Varsity Maine
Cheverus girls overcome sluggish start, beat Edward Little in semifinals
Stags get double-doubles from sophomores Addison Jordan and Abby Kelly and race to 53-41 victory.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Trump gets near-universal approval from Maine Republicans, poll finds
But more than half of those surveyed in the UNH poll — 54% — believe Elon Musk’s role in the administration is inappropriate.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Cheverus girls basketball reaches 4th straight regional final
Sophomores Addison Jordan and Abby Kelly lead the Stags to a Class AA North semifinal win over Edward Little.
Posted inMaine
Portland hires consulting firm for long-delayed Franklin Street redesign
The city has taken another step forward on the project, which had been stalled for years thanks to funding shortages.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
South Portland’s leaf blower ban won’t apply to residents, businesses
Some councilors originally in favor of the ban said they received aggressive and threatening calls and emails leading up to the vote, but emphasized it was the majority of residents who expressed their opposition respectfully who swayed their votes.
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Woman sues Maine corrections department for violating rights during pregnancy
The new lawsuit, alleging Maine Correctional Center officers stayed in a pregnant woman’s hospital room while she gave birth, is similar to a case against the Cumberland County Jail that was recently settled.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Solar farm proposal in South Portland raises neighborhood alarm
Residents worry recent tree cutting by the Portland jetport is just the beginning of problems related to development on property owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.