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District 4 candidates aim to bring new perspective to City Council

by Michael Kelley October 13, 2020

Rosemary Mahoney and Andrew Zarro both cite public transportation and housing affordability among their key concerns.

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Maine Bicentennial: South Portland

October 12, 2020October 21, 2020

Cheerleaders at South Portland High School in front of the school in about 1965. The cheerleaders are Liv Harvey, Donna Conley, Pat Crangle, Judy O’Toole, Terry Langlois, Sue Gilmore, Noreen Massey, Cheryl Gordius and Bev Logan. In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past […]

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House 37 set to get new representative

by Michael Kelley October 7, 2020October 5, 2020

Grayson Lookner, who won the Democratic primary, is being challenged by Green Independent John Safarik, who is mounting a write-in campaign.

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Portland council nixes plan to sell school parking lots as future housing developments

by Michael Kelley October 6, 2020

Councilors feel Reiche School staff’s need to use parking lots on Brackett and Clark Street outweigh the potential of marketing the land for possible housing developments.

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Portland Schools worried about lack of response to symptom screening requirement

by Michael Kelley October 5, 2020October 12, 2020

Through the first two weeks of school, four in every 10 students were not having their symptom screening reported to school officials before arriving at school.

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Absentee ballots can now be returned in Portland

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

PORTLAND — Voters wishing to cast absentee in-person can now do so from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday in the city clerk’s temporary office space in the Merrill Auditorium lobby via the Myrtle Street entrance. Absentee ballots that voters have requested are scheduled to be mailed out this week. Ballots can be […]

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Southern Maine bus operators resume charging fees

by Michael Kelley October 1, 2020October 6, 2020

Bus operators hope new system will be easier for riders and bring in much-needed revenue.

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Maine Bicentennial: Portland

September 30, 2020September 28, 2020

In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, The Forecaster is featuring historical highlights and artifacts from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.