PORTLAND — With winter in full swing, Mainers are getting out to enjoy their favorite cold-weather sports, from skiing to snowshoeing to skating and sledding. To help them enjoy all that winter fun, two students at Deering High School and their teacher have launched a website and app designed to provide real-time, crowd-sourced updates about conditions […]
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Portland ceremony confirms Maine's youngest citizens
PORTLAND — Life in the Democratic Republic of Congo was “not good” for Alain Ingani and his family, which is why he said they came to Maine from Africa seven years ago. Ingani earned his U.S. citizenship in April 2018. Last week, it was his 9-year-old son’s turn to take the oath and officially become an […]
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Public forum planned on final design for Portland's Lyseth School
PORTLAND — A public forum will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the cafeteria at Lyseth Elementary School to allow community members to ask questions and receive information on the design of an upcoming school renovation. Voters approved a $64 million capital bond two years ago to renovate Lyseth, Presumpscot, Reiche and […]
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UPDATE: Portland petition drive to protect working waterfront put on hold
PORTLAND — The city hopes to tighten zoning on the working waterfront after plans for a waterfront hotel and a petition drive for a zoning referendum were dropped. “We are cautiously optimistic,” Yarmouth lobstermen Willis Spear said Tuesday about achieving rezoning that would prevent conditional uses such as hotels and residences on the water side of […]
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Red Cross: Desperate need for blood
PORTLAND — The Red Cross has experienced a dramatic reduction in blood donations in recent weeks and issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors. Cliff Numark, senior vice president of Red Cross Biomedical Services, said the organization has less than a three-day supply of most blood types, well below the ideal five-day supply […]
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Handled with care at Portland City Hall
City employees are joined by employees of cPort Credit Union and an AmeriCorps volunteer Jan. 10 in Portland City Hall to assemble about 200 care packages to be given to guests of the Oxford Street Shelter and Family Shelter. The credit union donated $500 for snacks, personal-care items, school supplies, gloves and socks. City employees […]
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Governor to address Portland observance of MLK Jr. Day
PORTLAND — Gov. Janet Mills will speak at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance Celebration on Monday, Jan. 21. The celebration will be held at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., and begins at 5:30 p.m. Hosted by the NAACP Portland Chapter, this year’s theme is “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Race, […]
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Portland schools weigh graduation change to accommodate Muslim holiday
PORTLAND — The School Board on Tuesday was scheduled to review a proposal to change graduation dates for the city’s three high schools. This year the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr falls between June 3 and 5, when graduation is typically held. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, […]
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Salvation Army falls just shy of fundraising goal
PORTLAND — Despite doubling the number of bell ringers it normally deploys for its annual Christmas Kettle campaign, the Portland Corps of the Salvation Army again fell short of its fundraising goal this holiday season. Maj. Ronda Ferreira, the campaign coordinator for greater Portland, said the shortfall, which is estimated to be about $7,000, shouldn’t have […]
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Portland high schools offer free sports passes to senior citizens
PORTLAND — Believing sports are a great way to bring people of all ages together, the athletic departments at Portland and Deering high schools are offering a free Sporting Event Pass to city residents who are 60 and older. The pass provides admission to all Portland Bulldogs and Deering Rams home games and can be picked […]