Arrests 7/10 at 12:14 a.m. Patrick Rugenera, 22, of Portland, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Morgan MacLean on a charge of violating conditions of release. 7/10 at 9:50 p.m. Alan Webster, 33, of Portland, was arrested on Deering Avenue by Officer Brent Abbott on charges of burglary of a motor vehicle and theft by unauthorized taking. 7/10 at […]
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Portland councilors have questions as work begins on school bond proposal
PORTLAND — Needs and costs will be primary concerns of the ad-hoc committee of councilors and School Board members meeting Monday, July 25, to work on the proposed $70.6 million bond to renovate and repair four aging elementary schools. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in City Council chambers. “It is very important we have clarity […]
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Portland stormwater fee payments exceed projections
PORTLAND — The tide of stormwater fees flowing to the city since Jan. 1 has exceeded expectations. While the $2.9 million collected is almost $356,000 more than budget projections through June 30, another $377,000 is overdue for the first six months of the program, city Assistant Finance Director Suzanne Knight said in a July 14 email. […]
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Portland Jetport parking management contract up for grabs
PORTLAND — Ten companies are showing interest in managing parking and ground transportation services at the Portland International Jetport. Bids for a five-year management contract with a five-year option will be opened at City Hall at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 28. Current contractor Standard Parking is among the companies that sent representatives to a mandatory pre-bid […]
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Portland schools aim to stem immigrants' 'summer slide'
PORTLAND — Most students probably aren’t thinking about school right now, and would probably balk at the notion of attending in the summer. But for dozens of students, many of whom are recent immigrants, summer school is a necessary place. The Multilingual Summer Program, which is run by the Portland Public Schools Multilingual and Multicultural […]
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Portland councilors urged not to prohibit no-cause evictions
PORTLAND — The City Council Housing Committee will take the rest of the month off, but promised to return in August with targeted agendas to deal with the housing crunch. The decision not to meet again this mongh came at the end of the July 13 meeting, where committee members finished discussing a list of possible […]
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Feds grant $4M to Portland, Bangor airports
PORTLAND — The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded almost $4 million to Maine’s largest airports, with $2.8 million earmarked for the Portland International Jetport. The grants were announced July 13 in a news release from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, an independent. The grant for the Jetport will fund the expansion of an […]
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Nearly 22 miles of I-295 to be repaved
FALMOUTH — Overnight paving will take place on Interstate 295 through Brunswick, Freeport, Yarmouth, Cumberland and Falmouth beginning Monday, July 18. Work on both sides of the highway will stretch 21.5 miles, from the Portland/Falmouth line to the Androscoggin River Bridge in Brunswick, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. Southbound work will be performed from 9 […]
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Portland rally for Black Lives Matter leads to 18 arrests
PORTLAND — A leader of the July 15 Black Lives Matter protest that led to 18 arrests on Commercial Street declined this week to discuss the demonstration, the group’s demands, or Police Chief Michael Sauschuck’s assertion that she and other protesters wanted to be arrested. “I don’t have time to talk about that,” Idman Abdul, of […]
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Bath museum uses Kennebec River to convey ‘Songs of Safe Passage’
BATH — On the shores of the Maine Maritime Museum, as the Kennebec River rolls past on its way out to the sea, melodies sung by two women lilt through the air – but there’s no one around. The voices are projected from four speakers – two on the river and the others on trees […]