PORTLAND — The second annual Rally 4 Recovery will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Deering Oaks Park on Sunday, Sept. 20. Organized by the Portland Community Recovery Center and the state chapter of Young People in Recovery, the free festival festival celebrates recovery from all addictions. There will be live music, food vendors, a […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Attending school is 1st step to success
It’s a new school year and I’d like to welcome students back to school with the same words I used to say to my own kids when they were younger: Learn everything. I’ll also add this: Attend school regularly. That will make it possible for you to learn. September is Attendance Awareness Month, a nationwide […]
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Portland Trail to Ale run, walk set for Sept. 20
PORTLAND — The registration deadline for the 16th annual Trail to Ale 10k run and walk is Thursday, Sept. 17. The annual fundraiser for nonprofit Portland Trails will begin at 9 a.m., Sunday Sept. 20, on the Eastern Promenade, spokeswoman Catherine Buxton said in a press release. The running and walking course winds a circuit around Back […]
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Out of the ashes, on to the plates: 'Phoenix Fare' celebrates Portland's East Bayside
PORTLAND — Working knuckle deep in rising dough on Sept. 3, Paul Farrell stopped to think about doing business in East Bayside. “I have grown to love this neighborhood more than I ever thought I would,” said the owner of Union Bagel Co. at 147 Cumberland Ave. In that spirit, Farrell will take part in “Phoenix Fare” […]
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Portland cruise ship season opens with high hopes
PORTLAND — The city’s ship is coming in. Again, and again, and again, through early November. Portland is expecting a very successful year for cruise ship visits, with 84 arrivals bringing as many as 97,000 passengers, according to City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin. In 2014, 74 visits brought 82,000 passengers to the city. Fifty-one of this […]
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Portland City Council to reconsider tax break for West End housing project
PORTLAND — City Council approval of a West End tax increment financing district faces a new vote Sept. 21 after councilors review an independent analysis of the zone. The TIF was approved Aug. 3 for a 37-unit Avesta Housing project planned for 17 Carleton St., and then reconsidered Sept. 9 by councilors after a request from […]
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Portland teacher receives conservation award
PORTLAND — A city teacher has been recognized for his work helping students learn about conserving national resources. Richard Johnson, a fifth-grade teacher at Longfellow Elementary School, 432 Stevens Ave., was named the 2015 Outstanding Educator by the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District. The award, which Johnson will receive Oct. 21 at the […]
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Planning Board delays discussion on Portland Co. historic value
PORTLAND — A Planning Board recommendation on designation of a portion of the Portland Co. property at 58 Fore St. as a historic district will not be made until Oct. 27. A public hearing preceding the board recommendation was scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 8, but developers CPB2 asked for a postponement, according to spokeswoman Angie Helton. […]
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Portland City Council sets minimum wage, adjusts tipped wage
PORTLAND — A citywide minimum wage of $10.10 per hour will go into effect Jan. 1, 2016, after the City Council approved the ordinance by a 7-2 vote Wednesday night. The ordinance will increase the minimum wage to $10.68 per hour on Jan. 1, 2017, and future increases will be pegged to the rate of inflation […]
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Portland women’s history gets its own app
PORTLAND — A digital guide that takes users on a meandering path to more than 100 women’s historic sites around the city is now available as a free app for smart phones. Eileen Eagan, an associate professor of history at the University of Southern Maine for nearly 30 years, constructed the web-based Portland Women’s History Trail with her […]