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Three Cruise Ships Call to Port of Portland this Week (8/30/2010)
Carrying more than 5,000 passengers, ships visit Portland.
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No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on Labor Day (8/30/2010)
Residents who normally receive collection services on Monday will have their trash and recycling collected the Saturday before, September 4th.
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City Fair and Riverton School Welcome Back BBQ 9/1 (8/30/2010)
Public invited to learn about city services and enjoy some family fun.
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Police and Library Partner to Offer Teens Fun and Safe Evening Out (8/19/2010)
Tonight, the City of Portland Police Department and the Portland Public Library will partner to offer Teen Night at the library.
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29th Annual Portland Fire Fighters Memorial Softball Tournament this Weekend (8/19/2010)
Twenty teams comprised of fire fighters compete in an American Softball Association double elimination tournament over two days.
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Back Cove Neighborhood Meeting 8/26 (8/19/2010)
District City Councilor Cheryl Leeman will host a neighborhood meeting for the Back Cove neighborhood from Read Street to Vannah Street to discuss recent beak-ins and related public safety issues.
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Neighborhood Meetings to discuss CDBG Funds in September (8/19/2010)
The City of Portland receives approximately $2.1 million annually of federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for urban planning, development and social service needs in Portland Districts 1, 2 and 3.
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Request for Proposal Released for Bayside Trail Benches (8/17/2010)
City seeks artists interested in creating public seating along the new Bayside Trail.
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Pets Can Breathe Easier (8/16/2010)
City officials, Portland Fire Department, PDD and Planet Dog announce fundraising effort for pet oxygen masks.
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Police Explorer Post Graduation Today (8/13/2010)
Police Department’s second class of Police Explorers recognized for leadership with badge.
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Portland Trusts Announce Scholarship Awards for Portland Students (8/13/2010)
Two Portland trusts announce award recipients for college education scholarships.
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Before & After School Recreation Program for K-5th Grade - Registration Open (8/12/2010)
Students can now register for Recreation Program.
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Three Cruise Ships Call to Port of Portland Next Week (8/12/2010)
Carrying more than 2,000 passengers, ships visit Portland.
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Saint Joseph’s College and Portland Police Department Sign Agreement for Educational Partnership (8/12/2010)
Through a new educational partnership, police officers and all other employees of the police department can obtain college credits or earn their degrees at lowered tuition rates.
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Bayside Trail Ribbon Cutting August 19 (8/12/2010)
Community celebrates the official opening of much anticipated trail.
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It’s a Road to Somewhere… Baltimore, New York, Chicago (8/10/2010)
Portland Jetport open new road as a part of its $75 million terminal expansion.
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City Announces New Parking Program for Island Residents (8/6/2010)
Starting September 1, 2010, the program will provide a $20 per month subsidy for year-round City of Portland island residents applicable at the Ocean Gateway Parking Garage.
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Here Comes the Sun… Screen (8/5/2010)
This summer, Cumberland County Healthy Maine Partnerships teach the ABC’s for sun safety.
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Volunteer Opportunities with the city's Boards and Commissions (8/2/2010)
City is looking for volunteers that are interested in serving on a Board or Commission.
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Awnings Worth Fawning Over (7/28/2010)
State Theater is the latest façade improvement project to be completed.
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Traffic Advisory - Capisic Street 8/2-16 (7/28/2010)
Beginning Monday, August 2, 2010, sewer installation and utility work will be underway on Capisic Street between Colonial Road and Macy Street from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
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Portland Police Department Offers Basic Self Defense Class for Women this Fall (7/28/2010)
Rape Aggression Defense course to offer real life defense tools and tactics.
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Traffic Advisory - Canco Road 8/2-16 (7/28/2010)
Beginning Monday, August 2, 2010, storm drain installation and utility work will be underway on Canco Road between Read Street and Wellington Road from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
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Charter Commission’s Final Report (7/16/2010)
The PORTLAND CHARTER COMMISSION has issued its Final Report recommending changes to the Portland City Charter, including an elected mayor, improvements to the city and school relationship, and various technical changes. To see the Final Report or how to obtain hard copies,
click here.
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City Assembles Team to Fight Obesity (7/15/2010)
Local Portlanders tapped to lead prevention efforts, encourage activity and make it easier to bike and walk in Portland.
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HOME Team Hits the Street (7/7/2010)
Homeless outreach program kicks-ff this summer with proactive effort to help people living on the streets
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Public Services Says Good-bye to Valued Employee (6/30/2010)
After thirty-six years of public service, Steve Earley retires from the city.
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Traffic Advisory - Allen Avenue (July-October) (6/28/2010)
Starting today and continuing through mid-October, construction work along Allen Avenue between Summit Street and the Falmouth town boundary will be underway between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM
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Looking for Parking in the Vicinity of Casco Bay Lines? (5/10/2010)
Please click
here for a list and map of the businesses that provide parking within the vicinity of Casco Bay Lines. This information also includes places that offer monthly parking rates as well. For more information, please call our Parking Control Office, Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. at 874-8443.
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Police Photography Exhibit at Portland’s City Hall
As a part of the city’s Arts & Equity Initiative, participating police officers
will exhibit photos.
What: Tomorrow, the Arts & Equity Initiative (AEI) will sponsor the second
segment of Thin Blue Lines, a police photography exhibit and community dialogue
at Portland City Hall. Members of the Police Department partnered with local
photographers to capture their lives as police officers through the lens. The
public is invited to view the exhibit and participate in a community dialogue
about police work with the officers and photographers Friday evening. The
exhibit will be open to the public for the next two months. Thin Blue Lines is
sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council, Center for Cultural Exchange and the
City of Portland.
Implemented in Portland in 2007, AEI is a public/private partnership between
the City of Portland and the arts nonprofit Terra Moto. AEI’s work with the
Police Department was conceived to address two challenges identified by the
department –improve the relationship of the staff with the public and improve
departmental morale through the creation of art.
For more information about the project, visit artsandequity.us or call
874-8681.
Who: Local photographers, Dave Wade, Rachel Morales, Jeff Swanson, Rose
Marasco, Kate Philbrick and Marty Pottenger will be joined by Portland Police
photographers Officer Chris Mitchell, Officer Gayle Petty, Detective Mary
Sauschuck, Officer Karl Geib and Officer Victor Cote.
“The calendar project allowed us to create something positive out of Sergeant
Johnsey's death, and when the final product turned out so well, it played an
important part in unifying the department,” stated Officer Karl Geib,
photographer in the exhibit . “I always thought it was funny that people didn't
think about the human side of officers, but this project helps us tell that side
of the story. After my family saw the calendar, they chipped in and bought me an
expensive camera that I've been using ever since."
When: Friday, April 3, 2009
4:30 – 8:00 PM Photography Exhibit
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Community Dialogue
The public can view the photography exhibit while it is on display for the
months of April and May, Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Where: Portland City Hall
The Arts & Equity Initiative has been made possible with the support of the
Dept. of Multicultural Affairs, City of Portland, with funding from the Nathan
Cummings Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, Animating Democracy/Ford
Foundation and the Center for Cultural Exchange. Arts & Equity Initiative
Director Marty Pottenger, 207 874-8681.
Police Calendar
Profits support the Sgt. Johnsey Fund and the work of Terra Moto Inc. Thanks for
your support!
Thin Blue Lines
Portland Public Library, March 5th, 2009 about 150 citizens gathered to hear
police officers and detectives and local poets read the poems they wrote for the
Police Poetry & Photography Calendar 2009. Click here
for the video.
END CREDITS:
Thin Blue Lines is sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation, Maine Humanities
Council, the Center for Cultural Affairs and the City of Portland's
Multicultural Affairs.
Partners: Portland Public Library and Longfellow Books and the Portland
Police Department, and the Community Television Network
Art At Work/Arts & Equity Initiative -- improving municipal government
through strategic arts projects
www.artsandequity.us
