PORTLAND — The field of candidates for mayor in 2015 will not be nearly as large as in 2011. It will not even be as large as the City Council District 1 race. The full list of candidates for the Nov. 3 election was released on the city website after Tuesday’s 4:30 p.m. deadline for filing […]
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Circus campers flock to Portland’s Thompson’s Point
PORTLAND — It was an opportunity to fly, tumble or just be silly. About 300 students jumped at the chance as the biennial American Youth Circus Organization Festival came to Thompson’s Point last week. “Circus is a noncompetitive hybrid of art and sports,” AYCO Executive Director Amy Cohen said Aug. 20 on the festival’s first full […]
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Portland company reboots parking business, but not without backlash
PORTLAND — A 2-year-old company is transforming the way private parking lots operate in the city. But some customers aren’t thrilled with the changes, and the city has asked it to clarify its policies. “It is something new to Maine and to Portland, but it is not something we came up with on our own,” […]
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Dishin' That: A little fairness could go a long way
Fair and equal treatment for all is not a common behavioral mantra in the restaurant business. Senior staff, even if they’re less competent or committed, usually get the bigger, better shifts. Such scheduling is part of the “charm” that accompanies the hiring, staffing, retention, and lack of structure in the serving world. In the restaurant […]
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PACs square off over Portland zoning referendum
PORTLAND — An electoral fight pitting the “soul” of the city against its “future” was joined Aug. 19 with the creation of a new political action committee. At the core of the disagreement is a referendum proposing revisions to the city code that would create a new waterfront protection zone governing portions of the Portland Co. […]
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Portland Meetings: Aug. 26 to Sept. 1
Wed. 8/26 8 a.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Thur. 8/27 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Fri. 8/28 3 p.m. Food Initiative/Policy & Planning Workgroup CH
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Community Calendar: Aug. 26 to Sept. 8
Greater Portland Bulletin Board Saturday 8/29 Portland High School Class of 1965 50th Reunion, reception 4:45 p.m., dinner 7 p.m., $50, Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, 774-7095, [email protected]. Tuesday 9/8 Casco Bay Newcomers Club, social group for new and current residents, meets monthly, 5:30 p.m., free, Muddy Ruddy Restaurant, 1335 U.S. […]
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Portland Police Beat: Aug. 26
Arrests 8/16 at 5 a.m. Logan C. Sewall, 30, of Bangor, was arrested on Westbrook Street by Officer Christopher Hawley on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 8/16 at 5 a.m. Abdirisaq Mohamed, 33, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Avenue by Officer Kyle Brake on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs, violating conditions of release and trafficking in […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug. 26 to Sept. 8
Greater Portland Books/Authors Wednesday 8/26 “Of Sea and Cloud,” discussion with author Jon Keller, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. “The Girl in the Glass,” discussion with author James Hayman, 7 p.m., free, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport, 865-3307, freeportlibrary.com. Thursday 8/27 “The State We’re In,” reading by […]
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Carmelita D. Botto-Jackson, 85: Longtime Fairchild worker loved Peaks, music
PORTLAND — Carmelita “Carmie” Dorothy Botto-Jackson, 85, died Aug. 21 at The Cedars Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 1, 1930, in Portland, to Joseph Anthony Botto and Dorothy Carmelita Jordan. Growing up, Carmelita enjoyed spending summers on Peaks Island. She was a 1948 graduate of Portland High School. She was married to Donald Jackson […]