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Portland Hires More Teachers After Enrollment Spike
School officials said they had to hire more teachers after a 2 percent jump in student enrollment at Portland public schools this year.
8 Sep 2010, 8:20 pm | click here to view more
Portland Group Launches Campaign to Make the Mayor an Elected Position
In Portland on Tuesday, organizers of a group called Elect Our Mayor marked the start of their Yes on 1 campaign, in support of the November ballot question asking Portland voters if the mayor should be an elected position.
8 Sep 2010, 5:58 am | click here to view more
Portland woman dragged under vehicle, non life threatening injuries
Portland Police Department officers and Portland Ambulance Service first responders responded to a personal injury accident at Speedway at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday.
8 Sep 2010, 4:57 pm | click here to view more
Portland Streetcar to close for two weeks
Portland Streetcar service will be suspended for two weeks starting Monday to connect the new eastside line to the existing westside line. TriMet will provide shuttle bus service along the westside line from Sept. 13 to 26. The regional transit agency will be reimbursed $140,000 for the cost of ...
8 Sep 2010, 1:58 pm | click here to view more
Portland mayor, sports columnist trade fiery barbs on talk radio show
PORTLAND – Oregonian sports columnist John Canzano and Portland Mayor Sam Adams traded barbs in a fiery exchange on talk radio Tuesday. At issue – the end of Triple-A baseball in Portland and what the city did or did not do to try and keep the Beavers. More: hear to entire interview with Mayor Adams Canzano called the mayor an “empty suit” and said a “visionless” city council was the reason ...
8 Sep 2010, 1:55 pm | click here to view more
Portland grain
PORTLAND, Ore. — Bids as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for grains delivered to Portland by rail or barge, in dollars per bushel. Information from USDA Market News Service.
8 Sep 2010, 1:55 pm | click here to view more
Portland Art Museum artist lecture series continues
The Portland Art Museum's artist lecture series continues with a talk by Stephanie Snyder.
8 Sep 2010, 11:11 am | click here to view more
South Portland School Bond Heads To Voters
The South Portland City Council Wednesday approved a $41.5 million dollar spending plan to renovate South Portland High School.
8 Sep 2010, 11:05 pm | click here to view more
Portland chief wants tougher cocaine law in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine -- Portland Police Chief James Craig says state laws need to be updated to reflect cocaine's growing role in crime in Maine's largest city. Craig tells the Portland Press Herald …
7 Sep 2010, 8:19 am | click here to view more
Portland man arrested on international flight to appear in court Tuesday
PORTLAND - Federal sources say 48-year-old Donald Welty apparently downed a few too many drinks while aboard a long flight from Amsterdam, in The Netherlands, to Portland.
7 Sep 2010, 2:43 pm | click here to view more