I have to thank Julie McDonald-Smith for the lesson I took from her two recent columns. I realized that bullies are created when instead of teaching our children tolerance, compassion, and respect for difference, we model the us-them attitude that rises from fear – an attitude that can only be upheld by the denigration of […]
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Superintendent's Notebook: Opportunities for parents to partner in education
Families are our partners. They are their children’s first and most influential educators. At the Portland Public Schools, we believe that by working together with families, we ensure success for all students. This fall, we have launched several new initiatives to make it easier for our essential family partners in education to engage with us. […]
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Letter: Finding nuggets of common ground with Beem
I read Edgar Allen Beem’s “Sour grapes” column (“The Universal Notebook: Sour grapes? Sore loser? Not me”) and found some points I could agree with. They were brief, sometimes only a part of a sentence, but for me these three resonated: 1 — “What Americans really seem to want is for the government to leave them […]
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Portland panel: Redesign Congress Square without hotel event center
PORTLAND — The committee studying ways to reconfigure Congress Square will not recommend selling part of the plaza to the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel when it reports back to the City Council next week. By a 10-5 vote, co-chairman Councilor David Marshall said Monday, the Congress Square Redesign Study Group chose an option presented by […]
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Portland parade, ceremony honor veterans
Members of Portland VFW Post 6859 march on Congress Street Tuesday during the annual Veterans Day parade. The parade concluded at City Hall with a ceremony featuring remarks from Mayor Michael Brennan and recently re-elected U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Portland siblings Meya, 3, and Reeve, 7, wave at Veterans Day parade participants Tuesday on Congress […]
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Portland Ice Arena to be renamed for Troubh
PORTLAND — The late Mayor and City Councilor William Troubh will have his legacy placed on ice when city councilors rename the Portland Ice Arena in his memory. The council vote is planned for Nov. 17, after the order passed a first reading on Nov. 3. Troubh died Nov. 8, 2013. A founding partner of […]
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Portland promises reviews after deadly Noyes St. fire
PORTLAND — City officials have promised a full review of housing codes, ordinances and inspection policies in the wake of Portland’s deadliest fire in more than 50 years. The early morning Nov. 1 fire at 20-24 Noyes St. killed six people, five of whom died from smoke inhalation on the second and third floors, according […]
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Preliminary budget would boost Cumberland County property tax more than 5%
PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously green-lighted a preliminary budget for 2015 operations that would increase the county property tax rate by 5.2 percent. County spending would increase by $1.3 million to a total of $26.7 million. The spending plan must still undergo further review and receive final approval from the […]
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Revised St. Lawrence Arts plan seen as improvement by Portland Historic Preservation Board
PORTLAND — New renderings of proposed performance space at St. Lawrence Arts are playing to mixed reviews about a month before the City Council will consider a zoning change to make the project possible. “If you look at how design has evolved, you can see it effectively balances being a focal point and cultural center while […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 12-18
Wed. 11/12 4:30 p.m. Planning Board CH Wed. 11/12 5:30 p.m. Housing and Community Development Committee CH Wed. 11/12 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Sub-Committee PPD Wed. 11/12 7 p.m. Annual District 3 Meeting 40 Westland Ave. Thur. 11/13 4:30 p.m. Finance Committee CH Thur. 11/13 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners CH Mon. 11/17 […]