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Portland parking enforcement goes digital
Motorists may use their cellphones to feed meters.
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Portland designates 2nd Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The City Council, joining other Maine cities and towns, votes to no longer observe Columbus Day despite opposition from Italian-Americans.
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Portland joins nationwide lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
The move the City Council ensures that the city would be entitled to a portion of any settlement stemming from the legal action against the makers of prescription painkillers.
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Portland to consider recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The City Council will hear a proposal Monday to recognize the holiday on the second Monday of October, which is currently celebrated as Columbus Day.
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Forum raises call for coalition to address growing problem in downtown Portland
Business leaders and residents of Maine’s largest city say the trouble caused by people with mental illness and substance abuse problems has become a crisis.
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Hearings set for Portland ballot measures nearly derailed by city clerk’s mistake
The proposals for a rent stabilization ordinance and changes in the rezoning process will get public hearings on Sept. 6.
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Bill Nemitz: Strimling as the victim? It just doesn’t play in Portland
Monday night’s attempt to heal a rift between the mayor and the city manager leaves everyone befuddled and nothing changed.
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Portland may join lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
The City Council is scheduled to discuss whether or not to bring a separate case during an executive session on Aug. 2.
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Portland landowner agrees to remove tiny homes from Bayside, pays fine
He’d hoped to rent out the houses that sat on trailers that he’d set up without permits in a Bayside parking lot.