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Published
April 28, 2016

Supporters rally to save public health clinic in Portland

City Manager Jon Jennings has proposed closing the city-run clinic and moving services to a nonprofit provider.
Published
April 28, 2016

Portland police seek 2 men in stabbing at Denny’s restaurant

A Veazie man is listed in serious but stable condition. The violence may have been racially motivated, police say.
Published
April 28, 2016

Letter to the editor: Change takes time – and that applies to parking changes in Portland

Can we move on from the Spring Street reconfiguration issues? The back-in concept that the city recently scrapped makes sense. By backing in, the vehicle has a safer means of visibility when entering the lane of traffic. The idea that city parking staff are endangered with this method is questionable. Part of their job requires […]
Published
April 27, 2016

Portland man, convicted of one bank robbery, pleads guilty to 4 more

Jimmy Odong, 26, faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced in federal court.
Published
April 27, 2016

Baxter Academy names new executive director

Kelli Pryor has been the chairwoman of the board of directors at the Portland charter school.

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Published
April 27, 2016

Police looking for witnesses to Shaw’s parking lot shooting

No one was hurt when a man apparently discharged a firearm in the parking lot at Westgate Shopping Center after getting into an altercation with another man, according to police.
Published
April 27, 2016

There’s no topping – ahem – Portland’s many vegan pizza options

Pizza without cheese? It's not only possible. It's delicious.
Published
April 26, 2016

City councilors push back after Portland mayor’s budget criticism

Several come to the defense of City Manager Jon Jennings and staffers, one calling Mayor Ethan Strimling's tone 'beyond the pale.'
Published
April 26, 2016

McAuley High School must choose a new name

The all-girls school in Portland will make the change when it drops its affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church in July.
Published
April 26, 2016

Maine Voices: A few modest proposals for spring cleaning address Portland’s visual pollution

We could add a trash can to Munjoy Hill's Sumner Park, or we could talk about rebuilding the city's eyesores.