PORTLAND — Unseasonably warm weather has put tree thinning in Evergreen Cemetery on hold. City Arborist Jeff Tarling said Monday the job that began last week has been halted as the ground has thawed. “If we have frozen ground conditions in the next week or so we could resume work, (it is) all dependent on conditions,” […]
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Update: Portland police identify Scarborough man as West End homicide victim
PORTLAND — No arrests have been made in the investigation into the killing of a Scarborough man in the West End. But court records show the victim, Bryan Garcia, was known to area police. Garcia, 35, of 168 Holmes Road, Scarborough, was found dead in a 2003 silver Infiniti G35 sedan on Chadwick Street in the West End at […]
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$64M Portland school bond heads to City Council
PORTLAND — A bond to renovate and upgrade four elementary schools is one step closer to voters. On Feb. 23, the City Council Finance Committee, with Chairman Nick Mavodones absent, voted 2-0 to forward a $64 million bond question to the full City Council. “For me, I am ready to move on this,” Councilor Justin Costa […]
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Portland School Board weighs resolve to protect Muslim students
PORTLAND — Reacting to what members said are continuing politicized attacks on the Muslim community, the School Board is moving toward adopting a resolution that would specifically protect Muslim students from any form of Islamophobia. The board on Tuesday night is expected to hold a first reading on the resolution, titled “Condemning violence and hate […]
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South Portland assault leads to 3 arrests in Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Three people were arrested Sunday in Portland after police were alerted Saturday to a woman who was severely beaten in South Portland. A 911 hangup call at about 7 p.m. Saturday led South Portland police to the Anchor Motel, 715 Main St., where police “found bystanders attempting to assist a female victim who […]
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Institute hopes Peaks Island homes will draw artists
PORTLAND — There’s a place on Peaks Island where an organization dedicated to all forms of illustration hopes artists will get the picture. “This has all happened very, very quickly and is terribly exciting to us,” Illustration Institute co-founder Scott Nash said last month about the Faison Creative Residency, set to begin June 24 and run through […]
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Portland event marks International Women's Day
PORTLAND — The nonprofit Women United Around the World will host its eighth annual International Women’s Day event 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Italian Heritage Center. The event will include women from over 30 countries who now live in Maine. International Women’s Day is held to commemorate the economic, political and social achievements of […]
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Portland students gain access to books, reading
PORTLAND — A joint community service project has been started at Lyseth Elementary School to help combat the literacy crisis facing Cumberland County. Under the initiative launched by The Rotary Club of Portland and the University of Maine School of Law, Lyseth has begun monthly in-class reading sessions for the 340 students in kindergarten through […]
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Speed limit to be reduced on I-295 from Falmouth-Topsham
AUGUSTA — The speed limit on Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Topsham will be reduced next month from 70 mph to 65 mph. The Maine Department of Transportation said Wednesday that crashes along the corridor had increased 29 percent since the limit rose from 65 mph to 70 mph in 2014. Traffic volume also increased […]
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Portland city councilors don't shine on progressives' scorecard
PORTLAND — Progressive Portland is keeping score, and it doesn’t like the results. “If Portland got to pick the president, we would have elected President Bernie in a landslide,” organization co-founder Steven Biel said in a Feb. 16 press conference. “So why do we have a city council that consistently votes for landlords over renters and […]