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Advocates erect memorial signs to mark pedestrian deaths

Posted By: Editoron: May 02, 2025In: Briefs1 Comment

City News Briefs Local advocates erect memorial signs to honor people slain from being hit by cars In response to recent pedestrian deaths, local advocates have installed memorial markers to... Read more

Absentee Voting Underway for School Budget Referendum & Special Municipal Election

Posted By: Tony Zelion: May 02, 2025In: Briefs, Neighborhood NotesNo Comments

City News Briefs Absentee Voting Underway for June 10th School Budget Referendum & Special Municipal Election The June 10 municipal election in Portland will include the school budget re... Read more

Getting to the Roots of Portland’s Tree Canopy

Posted By: Nancy Englishon: April 04, 2025In: Briefs, Neighborhood NotesNo Comments

We can help expand Portland’s urban tree canopy by bringing air and water to its roots By Nancy English A summer city walk under the shifting shadows of leaves transforms time with nat... Read more

Pedestrian Safety in the West End

Posted By: Editoron: April 04, 2025In: Briefs, Neighborhood NotesNo Comments

By Kip DeSerresPresident, West End Neighborhood Association In the last few months, there have been several pedestrian deaths and other dramatic examples of a lack of pedestrian safety in Po... Read more

Tyng-Tate Playground & Harbor View Memorial Park Fundraiser

Posted By: Editoron: April 03, 2025In: Briefs1 Comment

City Briefs The West End Neighborhood Association (WENA) is fundraising to support renovation and renewal of Tyng-Tate Playground and Harbor View Memorial Park on York Street. In addition to... Read more

PPL Joins Dirigo Libraries, Temporarily Takes Catalog Offline for Upgrades

Posted By: Editoron: February 25, 2025In: Briefs, Neighborhood NotesNo Comments

City News Briefs PPL Joins Dirigo Libraries and Begins Catalog Upgrade Portland, ME – Portland Public Library (PPL) announced a new partnership with the Maine State Library, the Law an... Read more

Police Beat February 2025

Posted By: Editoron: January 31, 2025In: BriefsNo Comments

City News Briefs Police Investigate Deadly Crash on Riverside Street – 2/23/2025 On Sunday, February 23rd, at 7:25 p.m., Portland Police responded to a deadly crash near 654 Riverside Street... Read more

EV Charging in Greater Portland: Regional planners seek help identifying new spots

Posted By: Editoron: January 03, 2025In: BriefsNo Comments

City News Brief Regional planners seek help identifying new spots for EV charging Regional planners are asking the public to help identify additional locations for future electric vehicle ch... Read more

ReCode Approved by Portland City Council

Posted By: Editoron: November 29, 2024In: Briefs, Neighborhood Notes2 Comments

City News Brief With ReCode approved, City Council passes the first comprehensive rewrite of City’s land use code and zoning map in more than 50 years The City’s ReCode effort was unan... Read more

Wes Pelletier Wins West End’s City Council Seat

Posted By: Tony Zelion: November 12, 2024In: Briefs, Neighborhood Notes1 Comment

Wes Pelletier Wins – Portland District Two City Council Results By Tony Zeli Wes Pelletier stands victorious in Portland’s second district city council race. District 2 represent... Read more