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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
Portland hopes to get a better handle on West End air quality concerns
The city has teamed up with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to install an air quality monitor in the West End.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2019
Proposed demolitions on Munjoy Hill revive concerns about development
Two projects planned for the neighborhood require tearing down homes in a historic conservation area that was created last year.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Man who murdered Somerset County sheriff’s deputy to be sentenced Thursday
John Williams faces a prison term of 25 years to life for the murder of Cpl. Eugene Cole last year.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Portland swears in Frank Clark as new police chief
The Scarborough resident and former lieutenant in South Portland takes over the department in a ceremony at Merrill Rehearsal Hall.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Clean elections, ranked choice won’t be on Portland ballot in November
While an initiative to expand ranked-choice voting failed to get enough signatures, the proposal for a municipal clean elections program is deemed too big a change to be made by referendum.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Fans of Fort Gorges cast votes for preservation, not commercialization
A developer wants to build a restaurant, a brewpub and a bed-and-breakfast at Portland's historic island park. A vote taken at a meeting Wednesday night shows the plan isn't popular.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
Maine Voices: It’s time to decide what kind of park we want Fort Gorges to be
Rather than commercializing it, let's preserve the fortification's unique beauty and the island's raw and rugged character.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
Buttigieg brings message of hope to supporters at campaign event in Portland
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg lashes out at President Trump, telling a packed house that the darkness emanating from the White House is dividing the nation.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Portland school board approves solar energy project
A student-driven effort to counteract climate change led the board to approve a resolution directing the superintendent to enter into a power purchase agreement with an offsite solar project.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2019
Portland mourns city worker as it investigates how he was killed on the job
Martin Dinh, 46, was finishing his shift emptying trash barrels Sunday when he got out of his trash truck and the vehicle somehow struck and killed him.
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