PORTLAND — City councilors Thursday will look at the $112 million fiscal year 2019 education budget. Finance committee members from the Board of Education and City Council will hold a joint public hearing on the proposed budget, approved April 12 by a 7-1 School Board vote. Council Finance Committee members have expressed mixed views of […]
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Corporate support raises Portland's recycling game
PORTLAND — Several regional businesses are pitching in to help boost the city’s recycling efforts. In a partnership announced April 19, donations from L.L. Bean, Sappi North America and Catalyst, in collaboration with the Recycling Partnership, will pay for 18 new, high-tech bins to collect recyclables. Sappi operates a paper mill in Westbrook; Catalyst operates a mill […]
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Portland Education Foundation brings in much-needed cash for schools
PORTLAND — In the three years since it was formed, the Portland Education Foundation is making a substantial impact on funding and initiatives in the city’s schools. The foundation recently announced a $50,000 grant from The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, which followed a smaller grant of $15,000 from a local family to support educational opportunities […]
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Portland seeks broker to jump-start business park
PORTLAND — The sound of vehicles on the Maine Turnpike has yet to be supplanted by the hum of industry at the Portland Technology Park off Rand Road. Yet as the city seeks bids from real estate companies to broker sales for three vacant lots at the site, Economic Development Director Greg Mitchell said the purpose […]
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Portland institute's seafood bash all about local fisheries, species
PORTLAND — Encouraging people to support local fisheries and eat sustainably harvested seafood are just two of the goals behind the annual Maine Seafood Celebration. The other goal of the event is to introduce people to species such as hake or mackerel that don’t have as strong a following as more familiar fish like cod or […]
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Portland institute's seafood bash all about local fisheries, species
PORTLAND — Encouraging people to support local fisheries and eat sustainably harvested seafood are just two of the goals behind the annual Maine Seafood Celebration. The other goal of the event is to introduce people to species such as hake or mackerel that don’t have as strong a following as more familiar fish like cod or […]
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Drug take-backs to be conducted April 28
PORTLAND — National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be held 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at various locations across Maine. The event, which is a program of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, is designed to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means for disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential […]
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Inmate from Brunswick attempts suicide at Portland jail
PORTLAND — A Brunswick man was placed on suicide watch Wednesday after an official said he made a failed attempt to take his own life at the Cumberland County Jail. Jason Bishop, 38, was found in his cell with a bed sheet around his neck around 9:25 a.m., Maj. John Costello of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office […]
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American Lung Association: Maine air quality is improved
PORTLAND — Breathing may be easier, but it can still be a risky proposition. That is the finding of a statewide report card issued Wednesday by the American Lung Association. “The 2018 ‘State of the Air’ report finds that Maine has taken some big leaps this year, with significantly less ozone than in years past,” American […]
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Girls find their voice by writing an original opera
PORTLAND — Telling an impactful story by writing an original opera probably doesn’t seem like the most natural medium for a group of teenage girls. But that’s what happened in a collaboration between Opera Maine, the Telling Room and the School of Music at the University of Southern Maine. The result is “Girl in Six Beats,” […]