PORTLAND — Leaders of a community group opposed to giving tax breaks to a proposed India Street housing development have resigned themselves to the likely approval of a Tax Increment Financing district for the project. They said they will not speak in opposition to the proposal at the City Council’s next meeting. “I think we […]
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Potential redesign of Portland 's Congress Square at a tipping point
PORTLAND — A study group assigned to look at options to reinvigorate Congress Square has not reached a consensus on a plan to sell some of the plaza to the Eastland Hotel, and hopes to find one at a meeting Wednesday evening. The comes just a week before the Congress Square Redesign Study Group is […]
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Portland Couchsurfers stay at home, build community
PORTLAND — Like a modern-day troubadour, Dotan Negrin rolled into Portland last Thursday afternoon with his dog and an upright piano dominating the back of his van, and a plan to perform on the streets for a day or two. The New York-raised musician has criss-crossed the country three times with his piano, paying for […]
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Arts Calendar: Aug 1-12
Greater Portland Auditions/Call for Art Books & Authors Thursday 8/2 Maine Branches: poets come home to read and reflect on Maine, 5 p.m., University of New England’s Gallery of Art, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499. “The Truth of All Things,” Kieran Shields, discussion, 6:30-8 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 155 Wescott Road, South Portland, 767-7660. […]
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Clients' medical needs challenge Portland homeless shelters
PORTLAND — About a year ago, Rob Parritt began keeping a three-ring binder in his office at the Oxford Street Shelter to hold the growing stack of doctors’ notes asking the homeless shelter to provide special accommodations for clients with medical issues. The binder covers now strain to contain the 3 inches of papers that […]
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'Not your standard summer campers': Waynflete program promotes ocean sustainability
PORTLAND — The start of the academic year is still about a month away, but 14 high-school students already have finished a class assignment at Waynflete School. The students – from Waynflete and other schools in New England and Canada – last week completed Waynflete’s Sustainable Ocean Studies program, a month-long “field trip” on the […]
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Portland-Falmouth Route 1 bridge plan to be discussed
PORTLAND — At a public meeting next week, area residents can voice their opinions about details of the planned replacement for the Martin’s Point Bridge, which connects East Deering with U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth. The Maine Department of Transportation will host the meeting Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. in Portland City Hall’s State […]
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Short Relief: From London, a gold-medal lesson in getting along
I enjoyed the opening ceremonies for this summer’s London Olympics, because of their quirkiness. It was so very British. I liked “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle’s whizzing, dragonfly’s view of London and England. I liked the review of English history from pastoral to industrial to digital age. I liked Daniel Craig’s James Bond picking up […]
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Community Calendar: Aug 1-12
Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 8/11 Family Festival, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Wallboard Supply Co., 238-242 Riverside St., Portland, lobster bake $15, BBQ $5, advanced ticket purchase required for lobster bake, RSVP: 854-3749. Bulletin Board A Time of Peace, every third Tuesday of the month, 12-1 p.m., State Street Church, 159 […]
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Out & About: Chamber music festivals and 'Damn Yankees'
Summer’s end may be approaching, but there’s plenty more to go before the quiet period that begins on Labor Day weekend. Most of Maine’s major summer music festivals take place outside Portland. But that changes next week when the Portland Chamber Music Festival, which debuted in 1994, returns for its 19th season. Artistic director and […]