PORTLAND — When asked what they’d like to see added to their playground at Peaks Island Elementary School, students made some outside-the-box suggestions, including a candy or pizza shop. Unfortunately for the students, it’s unlikely the $2,000 School Ground Greening Grant that Peaks Island Elementary has received would cover the costs of such suggestions, or […]
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Portland agency benefits from tour of Falmouth, Cumberland homes
FALMOUTH — Seeking inspiration for a kitchen redo or want to add a signature architectural detail to your home? Look no further than the Falmouth Kitchen Tour, which this year features six homes in Falmouth and Cumberland Foreside. As with all of the kitchen tours hosted by Lana Wescott Events, a local charity will receive […]
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Portland gallery to donate funds to programs for women, girls
PORTLAND — Saturday, May 6, will not be the first time Running with Scissors Art Studios has opened its doors to the public. But this year’s 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Spring for Women exhibit and open house at 250 Anderson St. merges art and action to help four city nonprofits while offering locally made art as Mother’s […]
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Annual Portland student art show opens May 5
PORTLAND — The creativity and talent of students will be on display this month at City Hall when the Portland Public Schools holds its annual Student Art Show. The show opens Friday, May 4, for First Friday Art Walk. An opening reception will be held 3:30-6:30 p.m. and will include a performance by the Lincoln […]
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Jetport repairs will change takeoff and landing patterns
PORTLAND — Repairs to a taxiway at the Portland International Jetport will increase aircraft noise in the city, South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth because of altered takeoff and landing patterns. Airport Director Paul Bradbury announced April 27 the repairs will reduce the number of planes taking off to the west or landing from the west […]
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South Portland harbor site may store dredged sediment
SOUTH PORTLAND — Just offshore from Knightville, at the mouth of Mill Cove, there could be a solution to disposal of Portland Harbor silt and sediment long overdue for dredging. Portland City Hall spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced in a press release Tuesday that the harbor floor between South Port Marine and the U.S. Coast Guard station […]
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Maine Historical Society puts sun to work as Portland sets green goal
PORTLAND — As city councilors vowed to work toward a greener future April 20, the Maine Historical Society was embracing that future to protect the state’s past. At a press conference outside City Hall, Councilor Spencer Thibodeau said the Sustainability & Transportation Committee he leads will begin exploring ways to fuel municipal operations with 100 percent […]
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Settlement pending in Portland renters rights lawsuit
PORTLAND — Former residents and the former owner of a Parkside apartment complex are close to settling a lawsuit that ensued after evictions that illuminated the discord over tenants rights in the city. While the class-action suit continues over security deposits that were not returned, the buildings at 61-69 Grant St. are being refurbished by a […]
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Jepson to continue as principal at Portland High School
PORTLAND — Sheila Jepson was recently appointed the permanent principal at Portland High School, following nearly seven months as the school’s interim leader. Jepson joined the Portland School Department in fall 2006 as an assistant principal at Deering High School. In January 2015 she went to the central office as the district’s academic coordinator. She […]
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Portland budget makes expansion of community policing uncertain
PORTLAND — The two things impeding an expansion of the city’s community policing program are money and staff. This month, Police Chief Michael Sauschuck twice detailed his budget plans to city council committees about adding community police officers, but the department is not likely to have the additional funding it seeks this summer. The primary focus […]