Portland Mayor Kate Snyder endorses two candidates as her successor
Portland Mayor Kate Snyder endorses two candidates as her successor Snyder will rank Mark Dion first and Andrew Zarro second Updated: 4:40 PM EDT Oct 19, 2023 Outgoing Portland Mayor Kate Snyder is endorsing a pair of city councilors to succeed her as the chief executive of Maine’s largest city.Snyder announced on Thursday that she […]
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Portland City Council votes down emergency shelter beds again | #citycouncil
For the second consecutive meeting, the Portland City Council voted down an emergency order that would have temporarily expanded the “Homeless Services Center” on Riverside Street by 50 beds for three weeks until a new shelter opens.The 4-4 vote came after Councilor Regina Phillips, who cast the deciding vote against the order on Oct. 2 […]
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City Councilor Justin Costa running to become Portland’s next mayor
40-year-old Justin Costa grew up in Brunswick and has lived in Portland for the past 15 years.A married father of a toddler, he has a law degree from the University of Maine and currently works as an accountant.Costa served six years on the Portland Public School Board and six years before that on the Portland […]
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