city of portland
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PublishedMay 19, 2022
EPA awards $3.9 million for cleanup, redevelopment of brownfield sites in Greater Portland
The sites have not been selected yet by the Greater Portland Council of Governments, which says the money from the federal agency is the single largest grant it has ever received.
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PublishedMay 18, 2022
Philanthropic organization hands out $1.5 million in grants to Maine nonprofits
The John T. Gorman Foundation announced Wednesday it will award 90 grants to organizations that provide food, shelter and essential services to vulnerable Mainers.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
For asylum seekers in a city with a housing crunch, finding apartments is not easy
It can take many months to find landlords who will take their vouchers and rents they can afford.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
South Portland stops short of ending longstanding membership in regional planning agency
City councilors want more information and discussion about how the city is being treated in regard to regional transit funding.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
University of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement
The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Portland says it can no longer guarantee housing to asylum-seeking families
The city gave notice to federal agencies and organizations on the southern border Wednesday that it can neither guarantee shelter to newly arriving families nor promise to help them find other housing.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Portland’s outdoor dining scene won’t be as expansive this summer
Regulations that took effect last month replace the more relaxed permit standards that were allowed because of the pandemic.
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PublishedApril 29, 2022
Pilot program puts food trucks in parking lot off the Eastern Promenade
The city manager has approved a pilot program relocating the trucks to 10 spots in the middle-level parking lot on Cutter Street.
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Congress Square’s $7.2 million makeover has begun. Expect disruptions.
One day it will have wider sidewalks, lusher landscaping, new art. But it's going to be messy for a time before it's done.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Police still searching for truck driver who struck cars, building in Portland
Portland police have not released any more information about their progress in identifying the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck cars and a building last Friday but kept on trucking.
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