Maine Historical Society opens exhibit for the 150th anniversary of the Great Portland Fire of 1866… Famed election predictor Nate Silver says Donald Trump may win Maine in November…. Garbage to Garden wins $100,000 on the business competition TV show Greenlight Maine… Marijuana legalization is Question 1 out of 5 citizen initiatives on the November ballot… Manager Charlie Mitchell and owner Justin Alfond celebrate six years of bowling downtown at Bayside Bowl… Rogue arborist spotted trimming lilacs without permission in the West End… Harlan Baker joins the Portfringe lineup with two short plays… Peter Hall holds annual Summer Solstice Party… City’s Environmental Health & Safety Program Manager Michael Russell selected to head new Department of Permitting & Inspections… City sells $2.3 million in real estate to advance Bayside’s Midtown Project… WGAN host Mike Violette leaves station after 12 years… Jessica Lockhart returns to WMPG after 14 years to be Program Director… Grace owner Anne Verrill says assault rifle owners can eat somewhere else… Spanish team #123 Tales II captures the 2016 Atlantic Cup in Portland Harbor… Little Jamaica food cart trucks up to Point Sebago for Reggae Fest… Steven Scharf snaps a photo of Holly Seeliger using her smartphone during a School Board meeting… Nancy Dorrans’ bike stolen from inside her car… Foley’s Bakery one of 500 small businesses that support raising the minimum wage… Urban design firm WRT of Philadelphia selected as the design team for the Congress Square Redesign… Holy Donut sells out on National Donut Day… Christopher Branch, former public works director in Lewiston, selected to head Portland’s Public Works Dept… Presumpscot second-graders plant a pollinator garden… Former mayor Michael Brennan takes a job with Common Dreams… Tall ship El Galeon returns for two-week visit… King Middle School students compete in National Underwater Robotics competition…
Jump into the Daily Dumpster – June 2016
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