PORTLAND — Pride Portland begins Friday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m. when a rainbow flag will be raised at the Equality Community Center, 511 Congress St. City Council candidate Joseph Brunelle will raise the flag, and the exterior of City Hall will be lit in rainbow colors at night throughout Pride week, celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
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Class of 2017: Persian sisters grateful for support at Portland High School
PORTLAND — By graduating from high school and going on to college, the Seddiqi sisters have fulfilled their mother’s dreams for them. Those dreams included providing her daughters with good educational opportunities, along with more personal freedoms such as the choice of wearing a head scarf or celebrating Christmas. Nila, 20, and Elaheh, 18, will […]
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Massachusetts man arrested for Portland shooting
PORTLAND — A 32-year-old man considered a transient faces several charges after his arrest Friday in connection with a shooting in Bayside. William R. Ficklin, who police Lt. Robert Martin said was originally from Massachusetts, is accused of shooting city resident Russell Solak, 39, around 10 p.m. May 30 outside the Portland Public Market parking garage […]
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$105M school budget awaits Portland voters
PORTLAND — A $105 million education budget goes to voters June 13 at polling places throughout the city. Reduced from the original $107.6 million proposed in February by Superintendent Xavier Botana, the budget would add 28 cents to the city property tax rate of $21.11 per $1,000 of assessed value. When the school budget is combined […]
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Advocates: Schools can do more to avoid physical restraint of students
FALMOUTH — Deb Davis played an integral role when the state adopted new rules governing the physical restraint of students four years ago. Now a professional advocate for students like her own special-needs child, Davis said improvements are still needed about when and how often schools resort to using restraint, particularly when it comes to students […]
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Portland group seeks to stabilize city rents
PORTLAND — Emphasizing a difference between “rent stabilization” and “rent control,” a local group has launched a drive to cap housing rent increases. The specific ordinance revisions sought by Fair Rent Portland were still undergoing legal review on Tuesday, group steering committee member Zack Anchors said Tuesday. Anchors expects to begin collecting signatures in mid-June to get a […]
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Peaks-to-Portland sundown
The sun sets behind the Portland peninsula on Saturday evening, May 27, as seen from Peaks Island. (Mo Mehlsak / The Forecaster)
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Steps toward recovery: Portland fundraising walk fights substance use disorders
PORTLAND — Almost two years ago, Laurie Bachelder and her children watched a man overdose in Deering Oaks Park. “His body was kind of cringing and folding,” Bachelder recalled May 25. “He had a needle in his arm, he was turning blue.” The incident led Bachelder to take steps to help fight an epidemic she fears […]
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Portland flamenco dancer to perform story of love, loss in South Portland
PORTLAND — For flamenco dancer Lindsey Bourassa, the dance form is not just about specific movements. It’s “a complete art form that is comprised of music, song, dance and percussion,” Bourassa said, “as well as a very rich history, culture and language with artistic influences specific to villages and provinces throughout Andalusia, Spain.” Bourassa, who […]
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Steps toward recovery: Portland fundraising walk fights substance use disorders
PORTLAND — Almost two years ago, Laurie Bachelder and her children watched a man overdose in Deering Oaks Park. “His body was kind of cringing and folding,” Bachelder recalled May 25. “He had a needle in his arm, he was turning blue.” The incident led Bachelder to take steps to help fight an epidemic she fears […]