A former Cumberland resident will open the Cumberland Fairgrounds to racing in May, with plans to expand at a new venue permanently in southern Maine.
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Parents frustrated with Portland’s plan for high school instruction
The plan to bring sophomores, juniors and seniors into school for 4-4½ hours a week is inequitable, Back to School Portland members say.
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Portland program gives former foster care kids a leg up after aging out
The Portland Housing Authority’s Foster Youth Independence program has helped 30 young adults find housing since last June and it continues to assist them in setting and achieving goals.
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Portland Expo opens as vaccine site
The clinic will be open two days a week and serve 500 people a day to start.
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Review of city’s needle exchange program continues
The health and human services committee will hold a workshop on the program’s 1-for-1 exchange model Thursday.
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Virtual Portland walk points out city’s early ties to slavery
“It is important for us to remember many of these buildings were built off the backs of enslaved African labor,” a marine historian says.
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Portland racial equity panel makes first recommendations
Recommendations include setting up a city racial equity department and giving more power to the citizens panel that reviews internal investigations at the police department.
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Community conversation to focus on past, future of Portland’s Trolley Park
The city is seeking ideas on how to improve the Riverton park.
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City proposes changes in Old Port street closures
The recommendation includes barring traffic on Dana and Wharf streets and parts of Milk and Middle streets for a year, while leaving Exchange Street open to vehicles.
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Rippleffect working to get kids outside this spring
The pandemic has meant Rippleffect’s Cow Island is off limits, forcing the Portland-based organization to shift its programming.