city of portland
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PublishedDecember 6, 2021
Portland charter commissioners to take up clean elections proposal
Portland would be the first municipality in the state to have a clean elections program. A public meeting is set for Tuesday.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Miles from the sea, a Portland neighborhood finds itself in a new flood zone
Updated and more accurate federal maps put a cluster of homes near Capisic Brook in a zone that faces once-in-a-century risks.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2021
Portland is trying out a new way to get community input
Residents are being encouraged to sign up if they receive text messages inviting them to participate.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2021
Portland to provide free face masks for small businesses
The masks, which can be picked up Dec. 8 at City Hall, are being given out in an effort to help small businesses cope with ongoing costs of the pandemic.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Police in Maine and New Hampshire report spike in car burglaries
A large number of break-ins have occurred in Cumberland, York and Oxford counties as well as the lakes region of New Hampshire.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Portland Harbor dredging project misses another chance at federal funding
A $34 million plan to remove silt from wharves and marinas was not selected from hundreds of applicants for a U.S. Department of Transportation grant.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
Developer sues Portland over decision to reclaim vacant lot using eminent domain
The company behind a defunct redevelopment project in Bayside is challenging a city decision to seize Lot 6 at 59 Somerset St., though the city says it is acting within the law and the suit is meritless.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
Portland’s review of missing ballots confirms Rodriguez as winner of at-large council seat
A city review found a 45-vote discrepancy between ballots counted on Election Day and during a hand recount, but the outcome of the election remains unchanged.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
What’s next for the more progressive Portland City Council?
With progressives soon to have a two-thirds majority, proposals such as universal basic income and participatory budgeting, where neighborhoods make some of their own spending decisions, could gain traction.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2021
Clean elections advocates sue Portland for second time
The legal fight has been going on since the city blocked a ballot question in 2019.
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