PORTLAND — Eighth-graders at King Middle School are collecting food, warm clothing, bedding and basic kitchen items for the city’s most vulnerable residents. The students are participating in an ongoing “Freedom from Want” community service project for their Four Freedom learning expedition. Needed items range from can openers to pots and pans to sleeping bags […]
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Portland petition sees threat of school closures
PORTLAND — The grassroots advocacy group Protect Our Neighborhood Schools is circulating a petition calling on the School Board to commit to renovating and updating all four elementary schools that were part of a $64 million capital bond approved in November 2017. The petition was created, the group said on its Facebook page, because under […]
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United Way gift generates STEAM in Portland, South Portland
PORTLAND — United Way of Greater Portland’s Brick & Beam Society is donating $50,000 to support the academic, social and emotional wellness young students in Portland and South Portland. The donation will allow LearningWorks and Side x Side – two organizations that support and offer resources to students across the socio-economic spectrum – to partner on an innovative science, technology, engineering, arts and math […]
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Portland nonprofit seeks $40K to open youth ‘Gateways’
PORTLAND — In building his own life, Abdullahi Ali has worked to help others build theirs. Born in Somalia, Ali was raised in Kenyan refugee camps before arriving in Lewiston in 2009. Now the chief executive officer of Gateway Community Services, he provides outreach, counseling and companionship in offices at 501 Forest Ave. as well as in […]
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All in the wrist? Maine study hopes to predict autism behaviors
PORTLAND — What if everyone knew what was coming? That is the question staff and researchers at Westbrook’s Spring Harbor Hospital, the Maine Medical Center Research Institute and Maine Behavioral Healthcare hope to answer about caring for people with severe autism. The Simons Foundation of New York, and the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation of […]
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South Portland gifts Cash (Corner tree) for Portland Christmas celebration
PORTLAND — The holiday season begins in Portland on Friday, Nov. 23, with the lighting of the city Christmas tree at 5 p.m. in Monument Square. Sponsored by Portland Downtown, the tree lighting starts the annual Light Up Your Holidays celebration that extends through December with a variety of events. This year’s 40-foot blue spruce […]
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Portland Police Beat: Nov. 14
Arrests 11/5 at 8:11 a.m. Sherene Guiliani, 30, of Limington, was arrested on Orchard Street by Officer William Stratis on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 11/5 at 5:19 p.m. Dana A. Henderson, 43, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Erik Richard on charges of public drinking and refusing to submit to […]
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Homegrown rocker hopes to make it big
PORTLAND — Indie rocker Xander Nelson says making music locally, instead of in more well-known music hubs, has significant advantages. Not the least is the ability to “get a gig on a decent stage when you’re first starting out,” he said, because the chance to perform “helps build confidence quickly, but most importantly, the people here […]
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Award honors 'barrier-busting' Portland school program
PORTLAND — Making sure the voices of students and parents are not only heard, but also reflected in the day-to-day practices of the city’s schools, has helped Portland Empowered win the Distinguished Service Award from the Maine School Boards Association. Portland Empowered was recognized for its “outstanding work in helping families engage in their children’s education […]
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Portland Meetings: Nov. 14-23
Wed. 11/14 5:30 p.m. Economic Development Committee CH Wed. 11/14 5:30 p.m. Housing Committee CH Wed. 11/14 6 p.m. Police Citizen Review Subcommittee CH Thur. 11/15 9 a.m. Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee 1 City Center Thur. 11/15 9 a.m. Legislative/Nominating Committee CH Thur. 11/15 1 p.m. Maine Continuum of Care PPL Mon. 11/19 9 a.m. […]