PORTLAND — City Councilors got a preview Monday of the upcoming construction season and an update on sewer separation work. Officials from the Maine Department of Transportation and Maine Turnpike Authority presented their annual outlook on the road and bridge maintenance work to be done, with the future of Spring Street between High and Temple streets still […]
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Portland gets grant for Casco Bay garage improvements
PORTLAND — The city will receive almost $300,000 in federal funding to help pay for improvements at the Casco Bay Island Ferry Service garage on Commercial Street. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant was announced Monday by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, an independent. The grant is from the Passenger Ferry Program. “These types of investments […]
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Death of county jail inmate under investigation
PORTLAND — City police and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the death Monday of a Cumberland County Jail inmate. Lt. Joel Barnes said Nikco B. Walton, 24, died at the jail after corrections officers and medical staff responded to a medical duress call at 6:40 a.m. They were unable to revive him. Jail intake logs […]
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Boat launch use propels changes at Portland’s East End Beach
PORTLAND — On an early spring day with a storm approaching, there’s little traffic at the boat launch at East End Beach. But return on a weekend in the summer and the scene will be very different, according to Matthew Kennedy. “Demand is extremely high, particularly with use of kayaks and stand-up paddle boards,” Kennedy, president […]
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Portland Police Beat: April 13
Arrests 4/3 at 6:01 a.m. Nicholas B. Jackson-Cook, 21, of South Portland, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Jason Leadbetter on charges of domestic violence assault, criminal restraint and obstructing the report of a crime. 4/3 at 10:10 a.m. Rene R. Pronovost, 43, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Jason Nadeau on charges of unlawful possession […]
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Portland naturalization ceremony celebrates ‘richness of diversity’
PORTLAND — They came from all corners of the world, and on April 8 they all became Americans. Nearly 60 new citizens were sworn in at Lyman Moore Middle School Friday in a special naturalization ceremony conducted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The ceremony was also a learning experience for local students. Sixth-graders helped […]
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Forum on opioid use details horrors, hope
PORTLAND — More treatment, more education and more compassion were the themes April 6 at a community meeting on the battle against opioid addiction and overdoses. “This drug rewires their brains,” Durham resident David Cleveland said of his three children who are addicted to opioids. “All of (my children) have told me, ‘I never thought I’d get to a point where […]
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Movies returning to Falmouth; Front Room may follow
FALMOUTH — After a four-year absence, a movie theater is returning to town. On Monday the town announced that Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Flagship Cinemas will take over the space formerly occupied by Regal Cinemas in the Falmouth Plaza on Route 1. And for those who like to do dinner and a movie, Portland Food Map reported Saturday […]
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Portland voters OK $30M plan to rebuild Hall School
PORTLAND — Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved $29.7 million in state and local borrowing to replace the 60-year-old Fred P. Hall Elementary School. Because the project has been included on the Department of Education’s Major Capital Construction Approved Projects List, only $1.4 million will have to be repaid locally. School Board Chairwoman Marnie Morrione said rebuilding […]
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Portland budget requires 2.3% property tax increase
PORTLAND — City property owners can anticipate a tax increase of 47 cents per $1,000 of assessed value based on school and municipal budgets proposed at Monday’s City Council meeting. The overall 2.3 percent increase in property tax revenues would boost the tax rate to $21.10 per $1,000 of assessed value from the current $20.63. City Manager […]
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