The 70 student nurses have been trained to help at vaccine clinics at the Maine Mall, York Hospital and Greater Portland Health.
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Youth Coalition ready to take on racial equity in schools and more
The Gateway Community Services Maine group’s primary goal is to improve communities for their peers in Portland and Lewiston.
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Puck pizzazz
Hockey players turn out to see how they match up in the Armstrong Skills Competition, an event to raise money for small business pandemic relief spearheaded by Maine Mariners coach Riley Armstrong.
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2020 condo market in Portland ‘took off like a skyrocket’
Fewer condominium units were sold, but those that did went fast and for higher prices.
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From the editor: Canfield named editor-in-chief of southern Maine weeklies
Amy Canfield will lead the newsrooms at The Forecaster, Lakes Region Weekly and American Journal weekly newspapers.
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Rescue pet demand up, supply down during pandemic at Westbrook shelter
The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland says interest in pet adoption is ‘three times higher’ than pre-pandemic days, but adoptions were down by about 28% because of a lack of available animals.
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Redevelopment on horizon for former pharmacy sites in Portland
The new owner of the former Rite Aid/Walgreens building at Forest and Ocean avenues intends to subdivide the building.
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Teacher diversity remains challenge-filled priority for Portland Public Schools
The school district, which has doubled the number of educators of color since 2016, is coming up with a plan based on findings of an Educators of Color study conducted with Bowdoin College.
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Residential redo seen as path forward for historic Portland church
A decade after a residential/commercial plan upset neighbors, the new owner of the Williston-West Church is seeking permission to add six more residences and no commercial space.
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Start time change for Portland schools under consideration again
Parents will be surveyed on the prospective change to a later start time for middle and high school students and an earlier start time for elementary students.