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Virtual conference to focus on environmental education Share BRUNSWICK — The Maine Environmental Education Association will hold its annual meeting and conference virtually Wednesday and Thursday, April 7 and 8. With 30 workshops led by Maine educators, and two keynote plenary panels, this is the largest annual gathering of environmental education and outdoor learning practitioners and students in the state. This year the association is offering a pay-what-you can sliding registration fee with the intention of ensuring that cost is not a barrier for attendance, specifically for students and...

Portland rent board takes shape as lawsuit threatens to derail it The board's seven members, once confirmed by the council, will oversee the city's new rent control rules and renter protections, which are also being challenged in court. Share A subcommittee of Portland’s City Council has recommended seven people out of a pool of 27 applicants to serve on a new board that will oversee tenant protections and rent control. The Rent Board is a central piece of an ordinance enacted in November through a citizen-initiated referendum that was opposed by most city councilors and is now being chall...

Portland council revives proposal for Munjoy Hill Historic District The City Council will take up the proposal again April 5, after the city's staff can provide more information in response to councilors' questions. A controversial proposal to create a new historic district in Portland has been given new life. The City Council narrowly voted Monday to reconsider its 5-4 rejection of the Munjoy Hill Historic District early this month, nearly killing a preservation effort three years in the making. Rather than calling another up-or-down vote on the proposed district Monday night, the council w...

A proposal for a historic district that would have included hundreds of properties on Munjoy Hill was rejected by the Portland City Council Monday night, with councilors on both sides of the vote saying they are concerned about maintaining affordable housing and diversity in the neighborhood. The council rejected the plan, 5-4, after more than two hours of public comment and discussion. Affordability and lack of access to housing for the city's working class, many of whom are Black and Brown immigrants, were at the heart of arguments on both sides of Monday's discussion. Councilors opposed ...

The University of Maine will observe Black History Month with a series of virtual events hosted by the Black Student Union in partnership with the Office for Diversity and Inclusion and Fogler Library, among others.  Raising of the Black Lives Matter flag will be livestreamed at noon Feb. 1 on the Mall in front of Fogler Library, or in the Memorial Union Bangor Room in inclement weather. Black Lives Matter flags will also be flown at the New Balance Student Recreation Center and the Maine Bound Adventure Center.  Monthlong events include an Indoor Sprint Triathlon for Social Change, hosted ...