Flags add color to Commercial Street in Portland on Sunday morning, March 12, as marchers brave single-digit temperatures in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. (Diane Hudson / For The Forecaster) Maddie Gawlick, 8, of Gorham, and her fellow dancers from the Stillson School of Irish Dance take a break between performances during the […]
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Burgess Advertising moves from Portland to Falmouth
FALMOUTH — After 30 years in Portland, Burgess Advertising & Marketing has moved to new offices at 6 Fundy Road. “We were ready for a change,” said Meredith Strang Burgess, owner and CEO of the agency. “We (also wanted) excellent accessibility for our clients,” which come from all over Maine. “(The) new venue will (also) allow our […]
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2 groups compete to bring hockey back to Portland
PORTLAND — The Philadelphia-based company that manages the Cross Insurance Arena now leads the list of candidates that could bring pro ice hockey back to the city. Spectra filed one of four responses to a request for proposals developed by the arena board of trustees early this year, and is considered the front runner, according to Mitchell […]
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New Portland flower show to provide ‘taste of spring’
PORTLAND — Spring really is coming, and members of the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association want local gardeners to be ready. That’s why they are launching a new Maine Flower Show. The inaugural show will be held March 29-April 2 at Thompson’s Point, and will be the first event to be showcased in the newly renovated Brick […]
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Maine Jewish Film Festival marks 20 years
PORTLAND — The Maine Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary March 18-25 with screenings and events throughout the state. “Our mission is to present films that enrich, educate, and entertain a diverse community about the global Jewish experience,” festival Executive Director Barbara Merson said in a press release. The festival offers more than 30 […]
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Portland school chief proposes 3.3% budget hike
PORTLAND — A proposed $107 million school budget for the 2018 fiscal year would add 67 cents to the tax rate, Superintendent Xavier Botana told the School Board Tuesday. The presentation of the superintendent’s budget is the first step in the process of sending a school spending package to voters in early May. In addition […]
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Coalition of Maine lawmakers could protect tipped wage credit
WINDHAM — Eight Democratic state lawmakers may tip the scales by supporting legislation that would roll back part, but not all, of the November 2016 referendum that raised the state minimum wage. The legislators, including a state senator from Windham, have signed on to Republican efforts that would preserve the tipped wage credit, which allows service […]
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Portland council OKs new trail, sets path for bonds
PORTLAND — City councilors on Monday approved a new trail for West Commercial Street and moved along bond proposals for schools, infrastructure and equipment. The unanimous vote to build a $353,000 trail from the Star Match building to link with the Fore River Trail carries a $70,000 local share already funded in a capital improvements plan. […]
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Portland panel sends pesticide rules to City Council
PORTLAND — The City Council Sustainability and Transportation Committee is expected to begin review of new pesticide regulations next month. The action will come after a 12 member task force on Feb. 27 forwarded a proposed ordinance based on integrated pest management practices. “What we want to see is people using less (pesticides) and building up the […]
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4 investor groups hope to bring hockey back to Portland
PORTLAND — Cross Insurance Arena trustees expect to be ready this week to move forward on proposals to bring professional ice hockey back to the city. Mitchell Berkowitz, chairman of the arena board of trustees, said March 2 the full board would review proposals from unidentified parties in executive session after they had been vetted […]