News in Portland

Edward J. McDonough, 70: Veteran, entrepreneur

SOUTH PORTLAND — Edward J. McDonough, 70, died Oct. 27, after a three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Portland on Aug. 27, 1942, a son of Thomas J. and Mary (Feeney) McDonough, Sr.

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Friday, November 2, 2012

Portland Meetings: Oct. 31-Nov. 6

Thu. 11/1 5 p.m. Parks Commission 55 Portland St.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Portland's approach to homelessness: Too little, too late?

PORTLAND — Homelessness is on the minds of many people these days. An average of 444 people seek housing each night in the city's shelters, which have been overfilled for over a year, according to the most recent data from the Department of Heath and Human Services. City counc...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 1:10 pm

Portland schools incorporating 'character' education

PORTLAND — A new style of learning, championed by author Paul Tough, is being applied in Portland's public schools and in the creative writing programs offered at The Telling Room. The Telling R...

Amber Cronin • News •

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:40 pm

Occupy Maine sets focus on home foreclosures

PORTLAND — Members of Occupy Maine are focusing their efforts on housing foreclosures and providing support to Mainers struggling through the process.

Marena Blanchard • News •

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Ballot boxes fill in southern Maine as early voting wraps up

PORTLAND — Absentee ballots and early voters are keeping election clerks busy. But as the Nov. 1 deadline for early voting looms, some towns have seen declines in early voting compared to the last general election in 2008. The ballots remain sealed until Election Day, but in t...

David Harry • News •

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:50 am

Free dental care available for a day in Cumberland County

PORTLAND — Free dental care will be available Friday, Nov. 2, to adults who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it, at various offices throughout Cumberland County, according to the Greater Portland Dental Society.

Marena Blanchard • News •

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:10 am

Storm delays hearing on planned Portland hotels

PORTLAND — Hurricane Sandy forced postponement of a public hearing Monday night on two hotels proposed for the peninsula. The Planning Board was scheduled to review site plan applications for a 110-room hotel proposed at 390 Congress St., the former Portland Press Herald building, an...

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:40 am

Storm-related power outages close 3 Portland schools

PORTLAND — Power outages due to Hurricane Sandy forced the cancellation of classes today at Hall Elementary School, Casco Bay High School and Portland Arts and Technology High School, but all other public schools are open for normal hours, the city announced this morning. While the s...

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10:10 am

Businesses optimistic as Downeaster rolls into Freeport, Brunswick

FREEPORT — Business owners and residents are hoping the extension of Amtrak Downeaster service to Freeport and Brunswick on Thursday will be an economic boon, but no one really knows what to expect. “We haven't established any metric that can demonstrate success,” Sande U...

Will Graff • News •

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:50 am