PORTLAND — Development proposed next to a Munjoy Hill park could be placed on hold by the City Council. District 1 Councilor Belinda Ray announced at the Oct. 5 council meeting she will seek a 60-day moratorium “on any and all development proposals” for property next to Fort Sumner Park. “It is a relatively short time span; I […]
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1-sided rematch in Portland's House District 38
PORTLAND — The election is House District 38 is a rematch from 2014. And, just like two years ago, only one candidate is actively campaigning. Incumbent Democratic state Rep. Matthew Moonen, 32, of Neal Street, is seeking his third term in the Legislature. Moonen is the executive director at Equality Maine. Moonen’s opponent, Republican Thomas […]
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Portland House District 42 seat pits 1st-time candidates
PORTLAND — Democratic state Rep. Peter Stuckey cannot seek re-election in House District 42 because of state term limit laws. Democrat Benjamin Collings and Republican Sue Abercrombie are each making their first runs for political office as they seek to replace him. Both were unopposed in their party primaries June 14. Abercrombie, 71, lives at 48 Malilly Road, […]
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Artist, owner, public ‘digging’ new Portland mural
PORTLAND — A splashy mural near one of the peninsula’s most visible corners has delighted the building co-owner who commissioned it, the artist who painted it and members of the public who have observed the work in progress. “I was doing something nice for my building and it became something nice for the city,” Michael Salisbury […]
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Student plants hope for mental illness awareness
PORTLAND — It was a cool, breezy Monday morning in Lincoln Park on Newbury Street. But it was also World Mental Health Awareness Day. And the people assembled were gathering with a message of hope. Last spring, 16-year-old Julia Hansen founded the Yellow Tulip Project, which aims to bring awareness of mental illness, after she […]
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Portland Police Beat: Oct. 12
Arrests 10/1 at 12:43 a.m. Justin Poirier, 19, of Norridgewock, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Zachary Theriault on charges of aggravated assault and refusing to submit to arrest or detention. 10/1 at 4:23 p.m. Aaron Porter, 22, of Portland, was arrested on Middle Street by Officer Michael Bennis on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 10/2 at 3:09 […]
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More schools cancel classes to avoid polling-place conflicts
PORTLAND — Classes are cancelled at two city schools, and at schools in four surrounding towns, to avoid disruptions from expected high voter turnout at school polling places on Election Day. The Portland School Board on Oct. 4 agreed with Superintendent Xavier Botana’s recommendation that classes at Deering High School and East End Community School […]
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Portland Democrat Sanborn makes her case in House District 43
PORTLAND — Rep. Mark Dion, D-Portland, is now his party’s nominee in Senate District 28. As a result, Democrat Heather Sanborn and Republican Jeffrey Langholtz are competing to replace him in the district covering northern Portland and western Falmouth. Sanborn, 40, lives at 82 Frost Hill Road in Portland, is married and the mother of a 13-year-old […]
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Portland School Board incumbent faces Election Day challenge
PORTLAND — The election for the School Board District 3 seat pits incumbent Laurie Davis against former state Senate and City Council candidate William Linnell. There are also two School Board at-large seats on the ballot, but both races are uncontested. Anna Trevorrow is seeking her third term; political neophyte Roberto Rodriguez is running for the seat […]
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USM Portland wish list includes dorms, arts center
PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings on Tuesday said development at the Portland campus could include new dormitories, a performing arts center and a graduate center. Speaking at the monthly “Eggs and Issues” forum hosted by the Portland Community Chamber of Commerce at the Holiday Inn by the Sea on Spring Street, […]