PORTLAND — Flush with $42,300 in campaign contributions, Mayor Ethan Strimling said he is confident he’ll have strong support for re-election. Although Strimling said he will not decide until spring whether he’ll run, on Tuesday he picked up the endorsement of Progressive Portland. “My sense is I am going to spend the winter doing the work,” […]
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Portland school workshop urges parents to open up about race
PORTLAND — Talking about race can be an uncomfortable and loaded topic, although many people probably assume young children are not affected by it. But that’s simply not the case. “Our kids do see color (and) they have experiences and questions about race,” that should be freely discussed, said Grace Valenzuela, director of the Multilingual & […]
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Closet organizers at Portland school help students embrace winter
PORTLAND — A lack of resources and knowledge about how to dress for winter weather can mean students at East End Community School are sometimes unprepared for the cold that grips Maine this time of year. That’s where Ms. Di’s Closet comes in. Started last year, the dispensary has distributed hundreds of free pairs of […]
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New housing planned on Hammond Street in Portland
PORTLAND — Single-family homes at 6 and 10 Hammond St. in East Bayside could be torn down and replaced by 16 units of new housing. The Preserve at South Ridge LLC, led by Yarmouth resident Kevin O’Rourke, filed a Level III site plan with the city on Nov. 26, 2018, for a three-story building that will […]
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Portland schools raise pay for substitutes
PORTLAND — The School Board approved pay increases for substitute teachers. It is the first such adjustment in more than six years and puts the School Department “back in a competitive position in the face of a substitute teacher shortage that school districts in Maine and around the nation are experiencing,” according to a department […]
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No, it’s not the Westbrook ice disk
The clouds from Sunday’s snow storm parted long enough to offer a view of the super blood wolf moon over Maine. The eclipse, with the moon, Earth and sun aligned, lasted several hours, and turned the moon “blood” red from refracted sunlight. January’s full moon is traditionally called a “wolf” moon, and it was “super” […]
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Portland lady watches over Women’s March
People on Congress Street walk past Our Lady of Victories in Portland’s Monument Square on the second anniversary Saturday, Jan. 19, of the Women’s March on Washington. While two years ago more than 5,000 showed up to protest President Donald Trump, this year about 1,000 people endured subfreezing temperatures to send a message focused on […]
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Portland Media Center changes channels
PORTLAND — Spectrum customers can now find Portland Media Center’s community-based programming on new cable channels. Programming previously seen on channels 2 and 5 can now be found on channels 1301 and 1303, respectively, PMC Development Director Lesley MacVane announced Jan. 15. Programs can also be viewed online at www.PortlandMedia.org.
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Falmouth church collecting socks for Portland's homeless
FALMOUTH — For the homeless and those living on the margins, many of the basic comforts of life are out of reach – including the ability to grab a fresh pair of warm, dry socks to soothe tired and aching feet. That’s why the Foreside Community Church has partnered with the Grace-Street Ministry in Portland to […]
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Portland capital improvements plan proposes $17M in new borrowing
PORTLAND — The sky may not be falling, but city officials are concerned about unstable portions of the Temple Street parking garage facade. “This is a perfect example of what happens when you don’t invest in your capital assets over time,” City Manager Jon Jennings said Jan. 10 about worked needed at garages on Temple and […]