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City of South Portland to consider using former middle school as temporary transitional housing
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — South Portland city councilors are expected to consider a new proposal to use the former Mahoney Middle School building as temporary transitional family housing in a workshop meeting Tuesday. In a proposal brought forward by Greater Portland Family Promise (GPFP), the group lays out a...
Portland braces for dog days of summer with hotter and slightly wet July forecast
PORTLAND (WGME) --It's almost time for the dog days of summer, which run from July 3 to August 11. July is projected to be warmer and slightly wetter than normal after a dry June. Let's go back to June and recap the weather statistics from the month. In June, a...
Casco Bay Wind Symphony needs donations to perform at July 4 celebration
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Casco Bay Wind Symphony is bringing music back to Portland's July 4 celebration. “Usually our audiences are in the hundreds, and we’re looking forward to playing for potentially tens of thousands on the Fourth of July. That requires a much larger production crew," Casco Bay Wind Symphony Conductor William Kinne said.
Maine Man Arrested in Portland for Allegedly Threatening Ex and Attempting to Build Bomb
A standoff over the weekend in Portland, Maine, concluded with the arrest of Daryl Walsh, a 39-year-old man who was allegedly threatening his former partner and attempting to build a bomb. Walsh was apprehended by police on Saturday evening following the execution of a high-risk search warrant at his apartment located on Runnels Street, as reported by NBC Boston.
Marshall Communications promotes Dimock to account executive
PORTLAND — Marshall Communications, an award-winning marketing and public relations firm located in Portland, is pleased to announce the promotion of Emma Dimock — a former relationship manager — to […]
Listen as flight takes off from closed runway, despite warning
PORTLAND, Maine — The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that it is investigating after a flight took off from a closed runway at the Portland International Jetport in Maine this week. The FAA says Southwest Airlines Flight 4805 to Baltimore departed from a temporarily closed runway on June 25, at...
‘Henry Isaacs: From Portland to Mount Desert and Everywhere In Between’
Gleason Fine Art opens its 39th July with a dazzling show by gallery favorite Henry Isaacs. “Henry Isaacs: From Portland to Mt. Desert and Everywhere in Between” opens Wednesday, July 3, and runs through Aug. 6. Friends, collectors, and fellow artists are invited to the gallery on Friday, July 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. to meet Henry and view the gallery's latest collection of Henry's oils.
Mack delivers LR Electric refuse truck to City of Portland, Maine
City of Portland, Maine, officials recently took delivery of a Class 8 Mack LR Electric model – the state’s first refuse battery-electric vehicle (BEV) – during an event in the city. A combined grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and the Maine Department of EPA helped fund the purchase of the LR Electric vehicle.
Portland credit union will expand to Lewiston with construction of new branch
Portland-based cPort Credit Union plans to open a branch in Lewiston next summer, occupying a new building to be constructed on the site of a former Dunkin' Donuts. “We have been looking at the area for some time and thought this was the perfect location for us,” Gene Ardito, cPort’s president and CEO, told Mainebiz.
Opening of Anjon’s in Scarborough, Maine, Delayed, but It’s Coming
They closed in 2019 after 65 years, but they're back!. In 2019, Anjon’s co-owner John DiSanto told the Portland Press Herald that increased competition in the area had put the squeeze on them. In 2017, the restaurant had a tough time with unpaid taxes. And on top of that, the family’s patriarch was seriously ill.
Portland teen sentenced in Fourth of July shooting on Naples causeway last year
NAPLES, Maine — A Portland man was sentenced Monday nearly a year to the day after a shooting incident in Naples he later claimed responsibility for in court. Alexzander Goodwin, 19, was sentenced to five years behind bars after he was convicted of elevated aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon stemming from a shooting during Fourth of July celebrations.
Who is responsible for cleaning up hypodermic needles in Portland?
No matter where you find them, used syringes can be dangerous to people and pets, posing a threat for injury or infections. While there are nearly 50 collection sites for used needles in the city of Portland, they're not always disposed of properly. Stacey asked the CBS13 I-Team:. “With the...
Construction firm, Wright-Ryan, names new president
PORTLAND, Maine — Alan Sparn has officially stepped into the role of president of Wright-Ryan, one of New England’s largest construction firms. Sparn becomes the second person to fill this role at Wright-Ryan following 40 years under the leadership of co-founder John Ryan who will continue to serve as chair of the board of directors. This significant transition caps off the company’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, ushering in Wright-Ryan's next chapter of leadership, innovation, partnership, and team empowerment with a variety of upcoming initiatives and projects.
Red Snappers cage Fisher Cats
Portland, Maine - The Maine Red Snappers (4-2, 40-35) defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2-4, 32-41) 4-3 in the series opener in front of 7,368 fans for the eighth sellout of the season. Tyler Miller extended a 10-game hit streak going 1-3 while Eddinson Paulino went 2-4 on the...
Supreme Court ruling on homeless camps validates 'responsibility to act,' Portland mayor says
PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. Supreme Court voted last week to uphold city ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, that ban people from sleeping or camping in public spaces. The controversial decision affords communities across the country the power to ban people from sleeping or camping in public spaces. The ruling also allows municipalities to decide what penalties or consequences can be inflicted on people who do not follow city ordinances that prohibit the misuse of public spaces.
Apollo Magazine: Jeremy Frey weaves new worlds
From the July/August 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. ‘Up, down. Over and under. It’s really basic.’ Jeremy Frey is talking about basketry. He’s devoted his life to this art form, going deep into its possibilities, all the while being keenly aware of its limitations. ‘To innovate, to do something different, it’s hard,’ he says. ‘So for me to get to where I’ve gotten is almost miraculous.’ He’s not wrong. Of course, binary coding has taken humanity a long way. But Frey is not handling zeroes and ones. He is building on the tradition of the Passamaquoddy, one of four federally recognised Wabanaki tribes in the present-day state of Maine. People have been making ash splint baskets here across a long and troubled history. As the foremost practitioner of the craft today, Frey is the inheritor of it all: the distinctive techniques, the cultural significance, the accumulated material intelligence.
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