PORTLAND — Police on Monday identified the victim of the homicide Sunday at 362 Cumberland Ave. as Patricia Grassi, 59. Grassi’s domestic partner, Gregory S. Vance, 61, has been charged with Grassi’s murder, Police Department Lt. Robert Martin said in a news release. Martin said an autopsy conducted Monday by the Office of the Chief […]
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Irish flags fly on St. Patrick’s Day in Portland
Members of the Irish American Club wave the county flags of Ireland during the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday, March 17, on Commercial Street in Portland. The march, organized by the Maine Irish Heritage Center, included Gov. Janet Mills as grand marshal. (Dudley Warner / For The Forecaster)
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Man shot, killed in Portland home
PORTLAND — A 22-year-old man was shot and killed early Saturday at a home in Riverton. Isahak Muse, whose address was not released, was found dead by police and paramedics around 1:45 a.m inside a home at 107 Milton St., Police Department Lt. Robert Martin said. In a news release, Martin said Muse was killed […]
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Portland's Preble Street Extension to close March 18
PORTLAND — Drivers who use Preble Street Extension between Baxter Boulevard and Marginal Way should seek an alternate route beginning Monday, March 18. The inbound stretch of road from Baxter to Marginal will be closed for installation of a 60-inch stormwater drain pipe. One outbound lane from Marginal to Baxter will remain open. The closure is […]
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USM 'Applause for Paws' concert inspired by rescue animals
GORHAM — Upon hearing “Our Cast Aways,” a musical ode to rescue pets by a renowned Mississippi composer, Jacqueline Townsend knew it was a piece she wanted the University of Southern Maine Concert Band to perform. “She wrote this piece to pay homage to rescued animals, the humans who rescue them, and those that still […]
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Portland community development spending proposal headed to City Council
PORTLAND — A $1.6 million Community Development Block Grant plan for fiscal year 2020 will get its first public hearing at the Monday, March 18, City Council meeting. City Manager Jon Jennings introduced the plan, which uses U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, in a March 8 news release. The spending plan, which allocates […]
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WEX opens in Portland without traffic control permit
PORTLAND — Celebrated as a milestone in waterfront redevelopment, opening of the new WEX headquarters on Hancock Street March 8 came after a traffic control permit was temporarily set aside. “WEX asked, and the City and (Maine Department of Transportation) agreed, to allow WEX to start moving into their building ‘at risk,’” City Hall spokeswoman […]
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Maine youth to participate in Climate Strike
PORTLAND — Area students who believe climate change action can’t wait until the next general election plan to participate Friday in a national Youth Climate Strike. Events are planned in Portland, Brunswick, Lewiston and beyond, according to organizers, which include 350 Maine, a grassroots movement dedicated to climate justice. “It’s important for my fellow youth to step […]
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Portland library lends helping hand with homework
PORTLAND — The Portland Public Library is a very busy place after school, where staff are often asked to assist with homework questions. To give students the help they need, the library is now offering middle and high school students formal homework help every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. “We see many students after school who need […]
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Portland city councilors mull tool to fund affordable housing
PORTLAND — While a $7 million housing bond proposal is no closer to a full City Council review, councilors on March 7 got a fuller picture of what it may take to build more affordable housing. A two-hour joint meeting with the Finance and Economic Development committees brought Mayor Ethan Strimling and six of eight councilors […]