PORTLAND — Unlike most other schools in the district, enrollment at the Howard C. Reiche Community School is projected to increase in coming years. Concerned about possible classroom overcrowding, some parents have sought for the district to hire more teachers at Reiche. While the school’s Parent Teacher Organization is on board with the district’s proposed $102.8 […]
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Portland councilors respond to aid concerns
PORTLAND — While continuing strong rebuttals to state accusations of mismanagement in its General Assistance program, the city is preparing for possible administrative and financial changes to it. Members of two City Council committees discussed responses last week to a state Department of Health and Human Services audit that centered largely on the Oxford Street […]
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Greens ready to launch liveable wage drive in Portland
PORTLAND — A petition to create a minimum wage of $15 per hour in the city by 2019 should be ready for signatures by April 3, Portland Green Independent Committee Chairman Tom MacMillan said March 12. The proposed ordinance would require companies employing 500 or more people to start paying the wage July 1, 2016, […]
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Portland gets $200K in development help
PORTLAND — At Coffee by Design on Diamond Street on March 11, Mayor Michael Brennan recalled his first impressions of East Bayside. “Thirty-eight years ago, no one wanted to develop in East Bayside, and very few people lived here,” Brennan said as he commented on a $200,000 grant, recently awarded by the federal Environmental Protection […]
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Arts Calendar: March 18-31
Greater Portland Auditions/Calls for Art Edible Book Festival, accepting edible art submissions for Portland Public Library exhibit during First Friday Art Walk, April 3, free, 871-1700 ext. 756, [email protected]. Books/Authors Tuesday 3/24 “Land of Horses,” discussion with author Chris Lombard, 6:30 p.m., free, Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351. Tuesday 3/31 “At the Point […]
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People and Business
New Hires, Promotions and Appointments The Portland Museum of Art recently hired Louisa S. Donelson as associate educator for youth learning. Donelson earned a B.F.A. in painting with a focus on community arts from Rhode Island School of Design, and completed coursework in politics at Brown University. She previously worked as an educator at the […]
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Portland, Cumberland County may get FEMA storm aid
PORTLAND — Up to 75 percent of city expenses related to cleanup from the Jan. 26-28 winter storms may be reimbursed by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The aid to Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties was announced March 13 by Gov. Paul LePage after a disaster declaration by President Barack Obama. According to a […]
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Ellen Gillespie, 45
PORTLAND — Ellen “Ro Ro” Gillespie, 45, of Portland, died March 3 after a long illness, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 21, 1969, to William and Evelyn (Nute) Gillespie, who predeceased her. She also was predeceased by a sister, Mary Jane. Ellen is survived by a sister, Linda MacDonald and husband, Jim; a […]
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Community Calendar: March 18-31
Greater Portland Benefits Tuesday 3/31 Reiche School Auction, proceeds to benefit Reiche Elementary School, 7 p.m., Salvage BBQ, 919 Congress St., Portland. Bulletin Board 2015 Old House Trade Show, presented by Greater Portland Landmarks, Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, March 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $12, Holiday Inn by […]
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Portland legislators host forum on state budget
PORTLAND — The biennial budget recently proposed by Gov. Paul LePage and its possible effects on the city and state will be discussed at an April 2 public forum hosted by members of Portland’s delegation to the Maine Legislature. The 5:30 p.m. forum in Rines Auditorium at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, is expected […]