PORTLAND — For the first time in 20 years, the music department at Portland Public Schools is sounding a call. The schools need musical instruments. This year, about 50 students were unable to take music lessons for lack of instruments. Adding to the pressure, the Portland Music Boosters – a volunteer organization that has donated more […]
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Suit drive gives assist to disadvantaged job-seekers in Portland
PORTLAND — Some of the area’s neediest residents this week are dressing for success. On Friday, disadvantaged men seeking work will be professionally fitted with new wardrobes at the state Labor Department’s CareerCenter on Lancaster Street. The recipients, who are referred by local rehabilitation providers, will receive free business suits, shirts and ties. Creative Work […]
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Portland prepares for trials on loitering ban, plaza sale
PORTLAND — As it prepares to fight a lawsuit challenging a new ordinance that bans loitering on street medians, the city is limiting enforcement of the rule. Police will only act on the ordinance in cases involving people who are “openly and obviously impaired by drugs or alcohol and posing a threat to traffic,” according […]
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Portland coalition takes aim at human trafficking
PORTLAND — A coalition led by social service agency Preble Street has received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to provide services for victims of human trafficking in Cumberland and York counties. With the two-year grant, the Preble Street Anti-Trafficking Coalition will provide outreach, health and legal services, case management and other help in response […]
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Portland City Council OKs Clifford School, Thompson's Point deals
PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday unanimously approved two high-profile real estate deals that could add new housing, a parking garage and a sports arena to Portland. The council voted 9-0 to sell the former Nathan Clifford School, at 180 Falmouth St., to Developers Collaborative for $1. The developer plans to convert the four-story school building into […]
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Portland City Council races offer political smorgasbord
PORTLAND — The Nov. 5 City Council election has something for everyone. A three-way contest for an at-large seat pits a longtime incumbent against two former high-school teammates challenging her from the right and the left. Two recent “losers,” separated more by age than politics, are running for another at-large seat. And a David-and-Goliath match […]
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Portland Police Beat: Oct. 23
Arrests 10/11 at midnight. David Mann, 60, of Portland, was arrested on Inverness Street by Officer Kyle Brake on a charge of assault. 10/11 at 5 a.m. Thomas Corbin, 26, no address listed was arrested on Forest Avenue by Officer Jonathan Roberts on a charge of disorderly conduct. 10/11 at 5 p.m. Kimberly Wilder, 51, […]
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Trek celebrates 30th anniversary PORTLAND — The American Lung Association of the Northeast will kick off a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Trek Across Maine 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 7 with a free birthday party at the Portland Company, 58 Fore St. The Trek Across Maine is a scenic three-day, 180-mile bicycling event that […]
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Portland Meetings: Oct. 23-29
Wed. 10/23 5:30 p.m. Housing & Community Development Committee CH Thur. 10/24 5:30 p.m. Joint City/School Finance Committee CH Tues. 10/29 5 p.m. Board of Harbor Commissioners Workshop 2 Portland Fish Pier
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Helen T. Ranaghan, 95
PORTLAND — Helen Theresa Ranaghan, 95, died Oct. 19, at a Portland hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Portland on Oct. 12, 1918, the youngest of a large family. Her parents were John S. and Sara C. Mullin Quinn. She was a proud graduate of Portland High School, class of 1936, and went […]