SOUTH PORTLAND — A former Portland high school principal is likely to be the city’s next superintendent of schools. Kenneth Kunin would succeed Superintendent Suzanne Godin, who announced her resignation last November after eight years in the position. Her last day will be June 30. Kunin has gone through two rounds of interviews with the School […]
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Bath council OKs school sale to Portland developer
BATH — The City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to sell the John E.L. Huse Memorial School to a Portland-based developer. The Szanton Co., which presented its plan to the community in January to convert the 39 Andrews Road building to mixed-income rental housing, is purchasing the property for $150,000, or $25,000 less than the city’s […]
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Portland Planning Board approves big Bayside project, with conditions
PORTLAND — The residential and retail complex known as Midtown was approved unanimously by the Planning Board on Tuesday night, after a five-hour public hearing, five years after it was proposed. But conditions attached to the site plan approval will still require Miami-based Federated Cos. to resubmit portions of the plan before construction can begin on […]
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Portland City Council works on welfare strategy
PORTLAND — City Councilors on Monday girded themselves for the potential $7 million loss of state aid reimbursements to the city’s General Assistance program. “I don’t think we can afford to pick up what the state won’t pay for,” Councilor Jill Duson said in a workshop session that followed the regular City Council meeting and […]
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Portland garage policy piques islanders
PORTLAND — A change at the Casco Bay Lines garage has stirred island residents who say it means they can’t use the Commercial Street building. Last month, island residents who pay for monthly parking received letters telling them they had to come in by Feb. 24 to renew their passes because of a software update […]
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Portland International Jetport plans for a sustainable future
PORTLAND — A brisk breeze sliced through the air last week as Dave Tourigny cleared snow from the the top floor of the Portland International Jetport parking garage. Meanwhile, just off Jetport Boulevard, vehicles squeezed past a South Portland-based Clean Harbors tanker truck unloading recaptured propylene glycol brought north from Newark, New Jersey. The actions […]
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Joseph C. Vacchiano, 67: 'Musicologist' cared for those in need
PORTLAND — Joseph Charles Vacchiano, 67, died unexpectedly on Feb. 21. The son of Charles and Camille Vacchiano, he was born in Portland on Nov. 7, 1947. He graduated from Deering High School in 1966, and served in the National Guard during the Vietnam War. Following his service, Vacchiano attended college at what is now the […]
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Portland councilors, staff seek affordable housing solutions
PORTLAND — A proposed requirement that affordable housing be included in new developments is likely to face additional City Council review later this month. On Feb. 25, city Planning & Urban Development Director Jeff Levine renewed the discussion of “inclusionary zoning” with the City Council Housing and Community Development Committee as part of a wider […]
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Arts Calendar: March 4-17
Greater Portland Books/Authors Friday 3/6 “Coffee Smuggler,” discussion with local author Dave Holman, noon, free, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, portlandlibrary.com. Monday 3/9 “City by the Sea: A Photographic History of Portland,” presentation with local author John Moon, sponsored by Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, 7:30 p.m., free, Catherine McAuley High School, 631 […]
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Portland Meetings: March 4-10
Wed. 3/4 10 a.m. Disabilities Committee CH Wed. 3/4 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board CH Wed. 3/4 5:30 p.m. State/High Streets Study (Workshop) PPL Wed. 3/4 6 p.m. Hall School Building Committee Hall School Wed. 3/4 6 p.m. Land Bank/TPL/Park Commission CH Thur. 3/5 noon CDBG Allocation Committee CH Thur. 3/5 5 p.m. Parks Commission […]