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Debate over Portland plaza moves to neighborhoods

PORTLAND — While a City Council committee mulls a new plan for using public space in Congress Square, the plan's backers and opponents will square off in two neighborhood meetings this week. Representatives of RockBridge Capital LLC and New Castle Hotels & Resorts, owners of the ...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Calendar puts Portland's 1st day of school, Jewish New Year in conflict

PORTLAND — Jewish students in the city's public schools will have to choose between attending the first day of school in September and worshipping on the Jewish New Year. Jewish community leaders said they have been playing catch-up since the School Board approved the 2013-2014 schoo...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Portland school budget cuts up to 49 jobs, now goes to voters

PORTLAND — After a sometimes emotional, contentious public hearing, the City Council on Monday approved the fiscal-year 2014 school budget and sent it to a voter referendum next Tuesday, May 14. The $96.4 million budget calls for eliminating as many as 49 positions, and is based on r...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 12:20 pm

Proposed ban on polystyrene progresses in Portland

PORTLAND — The city is a step closer to banning many commercial uses of expanded polystyrene, including the light plastic known by the brand name Styrofoam. The Green Packaging Working Group, a task force appointed by the City Council earlier this year, voted 9-6 Monday to recommend ...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:00 am

Travel on new Portland-Falmouth bridge expected this year

PORTLAND — State transportation officials Monday presented their final design for the new Martin's Point bridge, including minor aesthetic tweaks to the $23.5 million project that is under construction between Portland and Falmouth. The presentation at City Hall was the final public ...

Will Graff • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:20 am

Citizens by choice

Forty-five new American citizens from 21 countries and a variety of backgrounds are sworn in during a naturalization ceremony on Friday, May 3, at Portland High School. Tim Wilson, senior international advisor and director at Seeds of Peace addressed the group, touching on historical U.S. immigra...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:30 am

Forecaster columnist Delogu honored by Maine ACLU

PORTLAND — Orlando Delogu, a longtime professor at the University of Maine School of Law and a columnist for The Forecaster, was honored May 2 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Delogu, who was a founding member and former president of the Maine ACLU, accepted the group'...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:30 am

Eat your heart out, Tiny Tim: Ukulele craze takes southern Maine

PORTLAND — Tiptoe through the tulips, indeed. From Peaks Island to Falmouth, in the city's library and in a city school, greater Portland-area residents are playing ukuleles in numbers that belie the instrument's small size. Last week, Ocean Avenue Elementary School received 2...

William Hall • News •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8:00 am

Richard L. Scott, 86: Beloved husband, proud veteran

PORTLAND — Richard L. Scott, 86, died April 30 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born in Portland on March 25, 1927, the son of William Sr. and Olivette Scott. Scott grew up in the area and attended local schools. In 1945, he left school to serve his country ...

Obituaries •
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

People and Business

Recognition The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine honored Portland resident and Forecaster columnist Orlando Delogu with the 25th annual Justice Louis Scolnik Award. In a distinguished career at the University of Maine School of Law spanning over 47 years, Delogu has been a pa...

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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