LONG ISLAND — Updates are planned for Mariner’s Wharf, which provides a primary public access point to this Casco Bay town. The town, the Maine Department of Transportation and Freeport-based Baker Design Consultants are designing upgrades to the wharf, which provides year-round docking for Casco Bay Lines ferries and an island rescue boat. The project […]
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Threat fails to intimidate worshippers at Portland mosque
PORTLAND — Worshippers at the Islamic Society of Portland said they are focusing on the support they’ve received after a threat was directed at the mosque last week. “To me, it is some foolish people with no knowledge of our community,” Adi Majid Sharif said as he left the afternoon prayer services at 73 Portland St. […]
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Portland July 4 celebration set for Eastern Promenade
PORTLAND — More than 50,000 people are expected on the Eastern Promenade Tuesday, July 4, for the eighth annual Independence Day Stars & Stripes Spectacular. The privately funded celebration will feature performances by vocalist Susie Pepper and the Portland Symphony Orchestra in the “Patriotic Pops” show. The concert begins at 7:40 p.m., followed by fireworks at 9:35 […]
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Portland street parking fees increase July 1
PORTLAND — Parking rates at metered spaces will increase to $1.25 per hour effective Saturday, July 1. The 25-cent increase was approved by the City Council May 15 as part of the fiscal year 2018 budget. In his April 5 letter introducing the budget, City Manager Jon Jennings said the rate increase is expected to […]
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Full sail in Portland
Tall ships Bagheera, left, Wendameen and Alert participate in a late-morning regatta in Portland Harbor during the second day of Schoonerfest Sunday, June 25. (Dan D’Ippolito / For The Forecaster)
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Full sail in Portland
Tall ships Bagheera, left, Wendameen and Alert participate in a late-morning regatta in Portland Harbor during the second day of Schoonerfest Sunday, June 25. (Dan D’Ippolito / For The Forecaster)
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Portland councilors roll through parking, golf cart rules for islanders
PORTLAND — Island life was a key focus at Monday’s City Council meeting, while the future of open land on the city’s outskirts remained unsettled. Councilors voted to continue to allow permits to be granted to island residents for all-day parking on sections of Thames and Hancock streets near the waterfront, while also expanding nearby parking […]
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Portland mayor proposes tax, rent relief program for seniors
PORTLAND — The City Council Finance Committee will soon begin reviewing a property tax and rent relief proposal introduced last week by Mayor Ethan Strimling. “We wanted to keep it as simple as possible,” Strimling said June 14 about his proposed Portland Senior Tax Equity Program, which would allow residents 62 and older now getting credits […]
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Summer intern from South Portland adds to staff diversity at Portland library
PORTLAND — Hussein Maow will be the Portland Public Library’s first intern under its new Inclusive Internship Initiative, and his goals for the summer include creating programming focused on New Americans and multiculturalism. Maow, a student at South Portland High School, was chosen from a pool of about 20 applicants, according to Raminta Moore, who […]
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Maine enviro group: Local action on climate change critical
PORTLAND — A Maine environmental group says taking action on climate change at the local level is even more important after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of a global climate agreement earlier this month. With its new Climate Action Maine initiative, Maine Conservation Voters hopes to organize grassroots efforts across the state to “keep […]