Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Here’s what’s new. What we’re talking about Mayor indicates he wants to strengthen city’s immigrant protections. Kind of. — During his State of the City address Monday, Mayor Ethan Strimling defended Portland’s policy designed to protect immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. But like many left-leaning Portlanders, he […]
South Portland’s policy does not dictate that police preemptively turn off the cameras when entering a private home, although it does say that they should be turned off if “specifically requested” by someone with a “reasonable expectation of privacy.”
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight is Mayor Ethan Strimling’s State of the City speech. BDN Portland’s Jake Bleiberg and Troy R. Bennett will be there. Look for the story this evening. What we’re talking about Here’s where the city could allow new homeless shelters to open — Jake reports […]
The possible sites range from large stretches of industrial land on the border with Westbrook to a narrow strip off Washington Avenue in one the the city’s hottest neighborhoods.
The State of the City address will be an important indicator of whether 2017 will prove a more cooperative year in City Hall — or if the clashes between the mayor, city council and city manager will continue.
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight is the First Friday Art Walk. Here’s what’s going on. What we’re talking about Portland wants its teachers to learn more about race — Robbie Feinberg of Maine Public reports on one way that Portland teachers are trying to improve relations with students […]
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. How was your day? What we’re talking about The mayor is giving his State of the City next week — Every year, per the city’s charter, the mayor gives a local version of the State of the Union address. Mayor Ethan Strimling’s second such speech […]
Tonight: body cameras; naked people reading things onstage; and one of Portland’s longest-serving bartenders is calling it quits to maybe drive for Uber
Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. Tonight: The city needs more housing for families; weed becomes legal this month and a longtime tenant of the Public Market House is leaving this month. What we’re talking about Developers are building lots of housing, just not the right kind — Jake Bleiberg reported in […]
