PORTLAND — A free, public education is essential to our system of government, School Board Chairwoman Anna Trevorrow said in remarks prepared for her State of the Schools address Monday. The annual report to the City Council is required by the City Charter and designed to provide an overview of the accomplishments of the Portland Public […]
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Holiday lights coming to Portland's Lincoln Park
PORTLAND — Lincoln Park will be illuminated with holiday lights for the first time in its history at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6. The city on Monday announced local artist Pandora LaCasse is designing the lighting for the park, which is bounded by Congress, Franklin, Federal and Pearl streets. Working with the Friends of Lincoln Park, the […]
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'Fun, functional, stylish' pays off for Portland startup
PORTLAND — Sea Bags, an 18-year-old Old Port startup, has reached a significant milestone, hiring its 100th employee. “We started with two seamstresses and look where we are today,” Beth Shissler, the company’s chief operations officer, said. “Employees who have recently joined Sea Bags come from Maine all the way to California, and hold unique experiences […]
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'Fun, functional, stylish' pays off for Portland startup
PORTLAND — Sea Bags, an 18-year-old Old Port startup, has reached a significant milestone, hiring its 100th employee. “We started with two seamstresses and look where we are today,” Beth Shissler, the company’s chief operations officer, said. “Employees who have recently joined Sea Bags come from Maine all the way to California, and hold unique experiences […]
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Police investigate death of Portland man missing since September
PORTLAND — City police continue to investigate the death of a man whose body was found off Congress Street Nov. 14. Lt. Robert Martin said Edward Blumenthal, who was 57, appears to have been struck by a vehicle near where Congress Street crosses the Fore River. “The (state) medical examiner has determined that his cause of […]
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Possible shooting in Portland’s Old Port under investigation
PORTLAND — Police are investigating a Nov. 18 Old Port altercation where a bystander was wounded. Lt. Robert Martin said Monday Joseph Gonzalez, 21, of Lewiston is being held on other charges, but no one has been formally charged in the 1 a.m. incident near 10 Dana St. Martin said two men got into a dispute […]
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Falmouth performances to mark World AIDS Day
FALMOUTH — Deborah Freedman spent 10 years traveling with the AIDS Memorial Quilt, collecting stories of courage, love and hope along the way. Now she’ll present some of those stories in a special show designed to commemorate World AIDS Day. On Dec. 1 at the Footlights Theater in Falmouth, Freedman will stage a program called, “I […]
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Maine clothing makers wear hearts on their sleeves
PORTLAND — Two area businesses are out to strengthen the fabric of “Made in the USA.” On Westfield Street in Libbytown, American Roots Wear is entering its third year of making fleece and cotton apparel, hats, and blankets, using union labor comprised largely of new Mainers. “You never buy something from American Roots that isn’t […]
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It all adds up for ‘inspiring’ Portland math teacher
PORTLAND — For Priya Natarajan, math is not just a set of numbers and formulas, but a discipline that shows all problems can be solved with enough information, time and human resources. She teaches math at Casco Bay High School and was recently selected as a state finalist for the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in […]
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Portland prepares to gather ’round in Monument Square
“Our Lady of Victories” (the Portland Sailors and Soldiers Monument) watches as the city’s Christmas tree is lifted off a flatbed truck Nov. 16 to its perch on Monument Square in preparation for the annual tree-lighting celebration on Friday, Nov. 24. The 4,800-pound balsam fir is 42 feet tall and was donated by Janice Laflamme […]