PORTLAND — The city is inviting the public to discuss traffic pattern changes at the intersection of Vannah Avenue and Woodford and Clifton streets. The city’s Parks, Recreation and Facilities and Public Works Departments, the Friends of Woodfords Corner, and the Back Cove Neighborhood Association will host the neighborhood meeting Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30 […]
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Pride Portland! organizers hope to leave discord behind
PORTLAND — This year’s Pride Portland! festival will include 10 days of activities and events designed to celebrate the LGBTQ community. In addition, the event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, often considered a galvanizing moment of the pride movement. Organizers of the celebration also hope to avoid some […]
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‘Music for Moore Food’: Portland Eagle Scout organizing concert to stock school pantry
PORTLAND — After learning some of the statistics around food insecurity, including that it impacts one in five Maine children, Nate Hanscom decided to tackle the problem at the local level. For his Eagle Scout project, Hanscom has put together a rock concert to support the food pantry at Lyman Moore Middle School. Called “Music for Moore […]
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Class of 2019: Portland student finds community at Casco Bay High School
PORTLAND — Herve Irakoze has only been a student at Casco Bay High School for the past two years. But in that time, he said, it has become home. Irakoze will graduate from CBHS on Thursday, June 6, and said without the support and encouragement he found there, he might not be attending his dream college, […]
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Class of 2019: Portland High School grad finds herself, and her life path
PORTLAND — When she first arrived in this country, Hind Al Shammari wanted to learn English as quickly as possible so she could fit in. Now Al Shammari, who will graduate from Portland High School on Thursday, June 6, said she’s proud of her heritage and is delighted to have earned the special seal of bi-literacy, […]
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Swan song here for Portland’s Old Port Festival
PORTLAND — For nearly 50 years, early June has been parade time for Shoestring Theater Director Nance Parker. But on Sunday, June 9, Parker and her team of volunteers will be bringing the theater’s oversized puppets down from their Brackett Street headquarters to the top of Exchange Street for the Old Port Festival parade for the last […]
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Portland walk to highlight water infrastructure
PORTLAND — As part of its celebration of Clean Water Week, the city and the Portland Water District are sponsoring a guided walking tour around Back Cove to highlight the significance of clean drinking water. Staffers from Portland’s Water Resources Division and the PWD will provide insights into key infrastructure, including the East End Wastewater […]
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Revised approach could reduce Portland Jetport noise
SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents on June 5 will be able to make a case to the Federal Aviation Authority for a new aircraft flight pattern intended to reduce noise over several city neighborhoods. The Portland International Jetport approach plan, submitted to the FAA last August by jetport Director Paul Bradbury, would require aircraft to follow […]
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New Westbrook concert venue rocks far, wide
WESTBROOK — After receiving noise complaints from across the city and Portland about the first concert at Rock Row’s Maine Savings Pavilion on Sunday, organizers said they will try to make changes before the next show on June 15. “We are working with the city of Westbrook and Waterfront concerts to make adjustments based on your […]
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Parades, ceremonies mark Memorial Day
A military veteran salutes the wreath at the foot of the Portland Sailors and Soldiers Monument in Monument Square on Monday, May 27, at the conclusion of the city’s annual Memorial Day parade. (Daniel Louten / For The Forecaster) A father and daughter look on as Portland Fire Department’s Ladder 1 rolls down Congress Street […]