Washington Baths, currently under construction, plans to provide a ‘communal bathing experience’ and massage services to the general public sometime next fall.
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Portland jetport plans more parking, new passenger lounge
The City Council on Monday will consider a request to appropriate $545,000 for the design of the projects.
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Casco Bay Bridge gets aesthetic additions
Touches of art been added to the bridge as part of a project to update its aging light poles.
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Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel will publish digital-only on Mondays
To preserve newsroom jobs, the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal will discontinue Monday print editions starting March 2 and instead produce e-editions only that day.
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Foundation offers more than 600 scholarships available to students
The Maine Community Foundation offers more than 600 scholarships that support students pursuing studies in music, journalism, teaching, horticulture, technology, the arts, and many other fields. The scholarships are available for students who attend secondary, post-secondary, and graduate schools, as well as non-traditional programs, according to a news release from the foundation. In 2019, the […]
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Decade of dramatic change leaves Portland facing challenges
Maine’s largest city established a national reputation as a destination while becoming a political trend-setter and a hotbed of economic development. But with it came growing pains.
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Maine Expansion Arts Fund awards $42,600 in grants
The Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Expansion Arts Fund has awarded 13 grants totaling $42,600 to support indigenous, ethnic, or rural arts programs or projects, particularly those that serve areas with limited access to arts events. Grant recipients include: • Belfast Flying Shoes, to expand collaboration with inmates at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center, adding […]
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Dine Out Maine: More than 2 decades on, Fore Street gets better and better
The granddaddy of Portland’s farm-to-table ethos stays blissfully true to its mission.
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Maine Community Foundation launches Kennebec County Fund
The Maine Community Foundation now has funds for all 16 Maine counties with the addition of the Kennebec County Fund, a permanent endowment that supports projects and nonprofits that strengthen communities. A anonymous family has pledged $250,000 to match all contributions to the fund in 2019 and 2020, according to a news release from the […]
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Business support grows for Westbrook-Portland rail-trail line
Companies and nonprofits are lining up behind a conceptual plan for passenger rail to reduce traffic congestion in Portland.