PORTLAND — They come from as far away as California, but several of the candidates interested in becoming the next superintendent of schools are home grown. BWP & Associates, the national search firm hired by the School Board, interviewed 13 candidates for the position, and five came from Maine. Two are from Massachusetts, and BWP […]
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Portland School Board member Ali launches City Council bid
PORTLAND — Nomination papers will not be be available until July 1, but Pious Ali’s City Council ambitions got a boost last week from his School Board colleagues. “I am grateful to have worked on many issues with my colleagues on the School Board, and I’m moved by their support today,” Ali said at a City […]
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Woodfords Corner work in Portland will be costly, disruptive
PORTLAND — Details about reconstruction of Forest Avenue will not be known until closer to the expected start of the project next year, but two things are certain: It will be extensive and expensive. That’s the message city and state officials delivered to an audience of more than 80 people March 31 in a meeting at Woodfords […]
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Portland Police Beat: April 6
Arrests 3/27 at 12:39 p.m. Datriel Sanders, 36, of Portland, was arrested on Elm Street by Officer Adam Morin on a charge of violating a protection from abuse order. 3/27 at 1:10 p.m. Marc C. Blanco, 34, of Portland, was arrested on Cumberland Street by Officer Jonathan Lackee on charges of operating with a suspended or revoked license and […]
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Muslim in Maine: Coping with mistrust, counting on faith, community
PORTLAND — On the morning of Nov. 16, 2015, Fahmo Ahmed walked from her apartment on Bartlett Street in Lewiston to a downtown bus stop. It was a Monday, and like so many other Americans, she was already bracing herself for the week ahead. It was cold outside, and she had to get up early […]
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State aid helps trim Portland school budget proposal
PORTLAND — The School Board on Tuesday was expected to recommend a proposed $103.6 million fiscal year 2017 budget to the City Council. The budget has been altered since it was unveiled at the board’s March 8 meeting. The board’s finance committee made amendments and unanimously recommended the changes to the board. The first proposed […]
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Portland school superintendent candidates narrowed to 6
PORTLAND — The School Board was schedule to hold an executive session Tuesday night to be presented six candidates for superintendent of schools. The job became available last July, when Emmanuel Caulk resigned to take over as superintendent of the Fayette County Public Schools district in Lexington, Kentucky. The board appointed Jeanne Crocker interim superintendent for […]
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Ferry negotiations in Portland will consider wider picture
PORTLAND — The resumption of ferry service between the city and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, may begin June 15. But a lease agreement with Bay Ferries Ltd. will have to take into account the city’s burgeoning cruise ship business and redevelopment of the eastern waterfront near Ocean Gateway Terminal, City Manager Jon Jennings said Monday. “This has […]
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Portland City Council approves block grant spending
PORTLAND — City councilors settled one budget question Monday, then got a glimpse into the future of city spending and operations. By a unanimous vote, the council approved the fiscal year 2017 block grant spending plan proposed by City Manager Jon Jennings earlier this month. The nearly $4 million in spending is far outstripped by the […]
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Portland picks 4 finalists for redesign of Congress Square
PORTLAND — Four companies, including two with area connections, have been named finalists in the redesign competition for Congress Square. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin on March 25 said the companys are Freeport-based Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture; Yarmouth-based Terry DeWan & Associates in collaboration with Olin Studio (also of Philadelphia); Boston-based CRJA–IBI, and WRT of Philadelphia. Grondin said 12 […]