PORTLAND — All of Tuesday’s departing flights from the Portland International Jetport have been cancelled in advance of the coming winter storm, according to the Jetport website. The Jetport will remain open, but airline ticketing and baggage services will be closed, and arriving flights are not expected until Tuesday evening, weather permitting. Plans are being […]
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Falmouth High School gets study-abroad funding
PORTLAND — The Council on International Education Exchange announced Jan. 20 it would give more than $500,000 in study abroad scholarships to 100 schools nationally, including Falmouth High School. The funding is part of CIEE’s Generation Study Abroad pledge, which aims to provide $20 million in scholarships by 2020. Falmouth High School and Kennebunk High […]
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Former Portland state offices open for business in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — A new office complex for the state Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor officially opened to clients Monday near the Portland International Jetport. The $10 million, 75,000-square-foot, two-story facility on Jetport Boulevard, also houses the Portland Career Center and the Office of Fraud Investigations. The Bureau of Veterans […]
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Hall School forum postponed; Reed School meeting set
PORTLAND — A public forum on the new Hall School that was scheduled for Tuesday night at 6 p.m. was postponed due to the weather. But the Reed School Re-Use Advisory Task Force will host a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to seek public input on the future of the former school, warehouse and central […]
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Portland mayor's goals for city include middle-income housing, connectivity
PORTLAND — Mayor Michael Brennan outlined an ambitious course for the city Jan. 21 in his annual State of the City address. “It doesn’t start with program or grand master plans,” Brennan said. “It starts with values, those we embrace and those we act upon.” Brennan’s 45-minute address, ranging from affordable housing, to increased broadband availability, […]
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Portland's Deering High gets $45K from CIEE for study abroad
PORTLAND — The Council on International Educational Exchange has given Deering High School scholarships totalling $45,000 to send students abroad. Portland-based CIEE announced the scholarships on Jan. 26. Both programs, the Global Navigator Scholarship and the Girl Rising program, will send students all over the world during the summer. Students can choose from a range […]
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Portland schools to add e-cigarettes to smoking ban
PORTLAND — The School Board began updating its policies Jan. 20 by holding first readings of proposed new rules on service animals and tobacco use in schools. The policies are scheduled to be voted on at the Feb. 3 meeting. The policy prohibiting tobacco use now includes electronic cigarettes and electronic hookahs, School Board Chairwoman […]
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Portland bans street parking, cancels trash removal during blizzard
PORTLAND — A citywide parking ban begins tonight at 10 and extends through 6 a.m. Wednesday, City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced Monday. There will be no solid waste collection Tuesday and Wednesday, Grondin also said, because of the blizzard predicted for tonight through Wednesday morning. The storm is expected to drop as much as 2 […]
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Portland mayor concedes minimum wage won't happen this year
PORTLAND — A citywide minimum wage is probably coming, but not at the level or the speed sought by Mayor Michael Brennan. In a 90-minute meeting of the City Council Finance Committee on Jan. 22, Councilors Jon Hinck and Jill Duson and committee Chairman Councilor Nick Mavodones Jr. signalled they are open to creating a minimum […]
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Bath museum's latest exhibit is nod to its roots
BATH — It started 53 years ago as a history book project. Now, the Maine Maritime Museum has grown into an institution known around the world. Its latest exhibit, “Ocean Bound: Three Centuries of Library Treasures,” showcases the 243 Washington St. museum’s research library, cultivated by Bath community members who wanted to publish a book […]