Portland Weekly: Downtown dorm for College of Art, students reject safety concerns, forest trails and school budget

Tuesday April 20, 2021 Pressherald.com | ePaper | More newsletters | Update preferences OPINION HEADLINES Maine College of Art plans dormitory for 180 students in downtown Portland MECA students challenge college's concerns about Portland social service plan Portland councilors back plan to move social services, but want time to address neighbors' concerns Portland school board approves $125.2 million budget for next year Portland preserves 27 acres of open space for public use Mercy receives matching grant for consolidation project Anti-racism leader USM's keynote speaker Maine communities begin to rebuild recreation programs, restore revenues Portland police promote 20-year veteran to assistant chief Portland receives approval to build disposal site for dredging spoils History-rich Baxter Woods celebrates 75 years as Portland park Sea Bags announces new locations in Portland, Freeport Labor board rules for Portland Museum of Art in dispute over union eligibility Heather McCargo: Launching a counterattack against invasive species Randy Billings covers all things Portland for the Press Herald. He was named the Maine Press Association's Journalist of the Year for 2020. Read more from Randy at pressherald.com and follow him on Twitter. MORE PORTLAND NEWS Follow us through the day on You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive email news on PressHerald.com. Want to share? Forward this email to a friend. Don't want this email? Manage your preferences here. Or if you never want email from PressHerald.com, unsubscribe from all emails. Portland Press Herald 295 Gannett Drive South Portland, MAINE 04106 Add us to your address book