PORTLAND — New rules from the State Board of Pharmacy for distribution of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are being welcomed in the city and regionally. Pharmacists can fill prescriptions for naloxone, also known by its Narcan tradename, but cannot write them. Rule 40 would allow licensed pharmacists to prescribe naloxone directly to people 21 years and older. The pharmacists must complete two hours […]
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Portland landlords urged to respond to housing survey
PORTLAND — As city staff and councilors mull responses to a public survey on potential housing policies, a new survey on the housing rental market has been distributed. “The survey includes six short questions targeted to Portland landlords. The survey has been forwarded to 2,600 landlords,” city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said in a Feb. 2 press release. […]
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Portland landlords urged to respond to housing survey
PORTLAND — As city staff and councilors mull responses to a public survey on potential housing policies, a new survey on the housing rental market has been distributed. “The survey includes six short questions targeted to Portland landlords. The survey has been forwarded to 2,600 landlords,” city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said in a Feb. 2 press release. […]
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Maine’s technical high schools prepare students for work, lifelong learning
PORTLAND — Based on the premise that the best way to learn is by doing, directors of area technical high schools say they focus on preparing students to be career-ready in a variety of high-skill, high-demand fields. While the majority of high school students still take a traditional path that often includes a four-year college degree, […]
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Greater Portland has few winners, many losers in school funding forecast
AUGUSTA — While some greater Portland school districts can expect significant increases in state dollars, most others are likely to receive a lot less education aid in fiscal year 2019. Last week, the Maine Department of Education released its annual state funding plan for districts across the state, based on an overall $1.1 billion education budget […]
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Campground planned for Portland island fort
PORTLAND — An envisioned “immersive” experience is behind plans for a new campground in one of the city’s oldest forts. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, the city Historic Preservation Board will have its third review of plans by Stefan Scarks and Travis Bullard on “Fortland,” a 21-site campground on and around the grounds of Fort Scammel, which […]
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Tuskeegee Airmen to be honored at Portland Jetport
PORTLAND — The Tuskeegee Airmen, World War II African-American aviators who flew thousands of sorties, will be honored with a historical exhibit this month at the Portland International Jetport. The opening of the exhibit will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7, as part of a Black History Month celebration. It will also honor Eugene B. […]
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Freezin’ for a reason in Portland
It may have been only 18 degrees (4 with the wind chill) on Saturday, Feb. 3, at East End Beach in Portland, but that didn’t stop about 80 hearty dippers from plunging into the ocean to support Camp Sunshine and its mission of sending children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to summer camp in […]
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Freezin’ for a reason in Portland
It may have been only 18 degrees (4 with the wind chill) on Saturday, Feb. 3, at East End Beach in Portland, but that didn’t stop about 80 hearty dippers from plunging into the ocean to support Camp Sunshine and its mission of sending children with life-threatening illnesses and their families to summer camp in […]
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Wrestling: Scarborough, Deering, Westbrook/Gorham travel to Bonny Eagle in preparation for championship stretch
STANDISH—The Scots played host to a trio of opponents on Saturday, Feb. 3: Westbrook/Gorham, Scarborough and Deering all dropped in for a quad meet. Every team wrestled every other team, making for an action-packed morning spread across two mats. “For what we have for numbers,” Bonny Eagle head coach Greg Gonyea said, “the guys that […]