PORTLAND — “Toothy” may seem an odd adjective to describe a city street, but it is one view consultant Michele Reeves shared about India Street in a 126-page report released Friday, Feb. 21. Reeves was engaged by the city to outline development and identity strategies for the city’s oldest street. The report is a product […]
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Portland City Council mulls land bank ordinance, Congress Square Park strategy
PORTLAND — City councilors will vote Monday, March 3, to either enact a citizen’s initiative designed to preserve parks and open spaces, or to place the measure on the June 10 referendum ballot. What remains unknown is if councilors will enact a competing ordinance that excludes Congress Square Park, or if they will place that […]
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Let the feastivities begin: Restaurant Week celebrates Maine dining
PORTLAND — For the sixth year in a row, restaurants and those who enjoy them are gearing up for a statewide celebration of Maine’s dining culture. Maine Restaurant Week, which officially runs March 1-10, will begin with the Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off, Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 a.m. at the Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western […]
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Raising voices, raising funds The African Children’s Choir will be performing at 4 p.m., March, 2, at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. The program features well-loved children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites. Ticket revenues support Children’s Choir programs, such as education, care and relief and development programs. Music for Life, the parent organization […]
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Portland Meetings: Feb. 26 to March 4
Wed. 2/26 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Wed. 2/26 6:30 p.m. Peaks Island Council McVane CC Peaks Island Thur. 2/27 4 p.m. Downtown Corporation CH Thur. 2/27 6 p.m. Jetport Noise Advisory Committee Jetport Conference A Thur. 2/27 6 p.m. Finance Committee CH Mon. 3/3 7 p.m. City Council CH
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Portland School Notebook: Feb. 26
Portland students make dean’s list The following students have made dean’s list at their respective college or university. Mary Baldwin College: Andrea Holman Susquehanna University: Dayna Kazilionis Tufts University: Siena Butterfield, Julia Kang, Bradford Pineau and Joshua Snyder. Students named National Merit finalists Seven high school students in the Portland Public Schools have been named 2014 National Merit Finalists. They […]
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Elaine Audrey Tucker, 82: Foster grandmother, loved reading and sightseeing
PORTLAND — Elaine Audrey Tucker, 82, died Feb. 19 at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Portland on March 19, 1931, to Archibald and Eleanor Mishio. She attended local schools and lived most of her life in the city she adored. After high school, she worked as a waitress at Uncle […]
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Portland Police Beat: Feb. 26
Arrests 2/14 at 9 a.m. Daniel Coyne, 52, of Portland, was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer John Cunniff on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 2/15 at midnight. Brian K. Elliott, 37, no address listed, was arrested on Burnham Street by Officer Henry Johnson on a charge of assault. 2/15 at 10 a.m. […]
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Portland road race needs volunteers
PORTLAND — Volunteers are needed this weekend for the 18th annual Irish Rover Road Race on Sunday, March 2. The 5K race to raise money for Greater Portland Habitat for Humanity begins and ends at the Portland Museum of Art, with the turnaround point at the Eastern Promenade. Race-day volunteers are needed from 10 a.m.-12:30 […]
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Portland seeks funds to overhaul intersection near USM
PORTLAND — The outlook is ambitious, but the competition will be fierce to get outside money for city street, intersection and pedestrian pathway projects. Earlier this month, city officials submitted eight applications for funding beginning in 2016 from the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System. The proposed reconstruction of a troublesome intersection near the University of Southern […]