Portland

Plan for Portland-Auburn commuter train gets ‘game changer’ grant

PORTLAND, Maine — A long envisioned passenger rail service connecting Portland with Auburn took another important step forward Thursday as a national Realtors group announced it has awarded a grant to study, in part, new ways to fund the 29-mile public transit line. The promise of a ...

Seth Koenig, Bangor Daily News • News •
Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 10:36 am
Maine entrepreneurs take a lesson from Google

PORTLAND — C.H. Becksvoort, a maker of fine furniture in New Gloucester, is on the Web, but not enough potential customers are finding their way to the site. So Peg Becksvoort spent Friday morning with some experts in se...

Matt Wickenheiser, Bangor Daily News • News •
Friday, July 27, 2012 at 3:24 pm

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pns-BRFimmigrants-011409 Immigrants to discuss transition to America

PORTLAND — Members of Maine's growing immigrant and refugee population will talk about their native countries and their transition to America on Thursday, Jan. 22, at King Middle School, 92 Deering Ave.

Randy Billings • News Briefs •
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:52 am
p-BRFsymposium-011409 Symposium examines sustainability issues

PORTLAND — There will be a free symposium Thursday, Jan. 15, about sustainable urban development and green building designs at the Portland Museum of Art.

Randy Billings • News Briefs •
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:15 am
p-phsfinancialaid-010709 PHS to host financial aid night for seniors

PORTLAND — There will be an informational meeting about financial aide for college-bound high school seniors and their parents Tuesday, Jan. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in room 304 at Portland High School.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6:28 pm
p-schoolsexed-010709 School Dept. seeks savings in sex ed

PORTLAND — A proposal to reassign the human sexuality teacher for the School Department's 10 elementary schools is causing concern among some parents and those who provide health services to students.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6:00 pm
pnms-dtv-010709 As DTV conversion looms, sales of TVs, antennas, converters pick up

PORTLAND — David Munster's TV on Forest Avenue hasn't experienced much demand for rooftop television antenna installations since the advent of cable and satellite TV in the late 1980s.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 11:53 am
p-schoolnotebook-010709 Portland School Notebook

Lincoln Middle earns

Heather Gunther • School Notebook •
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 10:09 am
p-bassist-123108 Laying it down, upright style

PORTLAND — Dominic Sbrega has only been playing the upright bass for two years, but the 17-year-old has already made a name for himself on the national stage.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 2:00 pm
p-BRBlegislators-123108 Legislators receive committee assignments

PORTLAND — State Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, was appointed chairman of the House Utilities and Energy Committee for the 124th Legislature. Hinck also served on the committee in the previous Legislature.

Randy Billings • News •
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 10:18 am

Portland

Plan for Portland-Auburn commuter train gets ‘game changer’ grant

Maine entrepreneurs take a lesson from Google

pns-BRFimmigrants-011409 Immigrants to discuss transition to America

p-BRFsymposium-011409 Symposium examines sustainability issues

p-phsfinancialaid-010709 PHS to host financial aid night for seniors

p-schoolsexed-010709 School Dept. seeks savings in sex ed

pnms-dtv-010709 As DTV conversion looms, sales of TVs, antennas, converters pick up

p-schoolnotebook-010709 Portland School Notebook

p-bassist-123108 Laying it down, upright style

p-BRBlegislators-123108 Legislators receive committee assignments

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