A police officer watches demonstrators in Portland, Ore., September 26, 2020. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) The Portland City Council on Wednesday approved a $6 million plan to curb a rise in gun violence in the city, without adding funds to the city’s police department. The plan will provide $4.1 million in grants […]
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Greg Finley, a veteran actor from Scarborough, during filming of “Downeast” on Portland’s waterfront last year. Photo by Jasper Lowe The trailer for the new film “Downeast” opens with shots of fishing boat masts bobbing in Portland harbor, of lobster traps piled high on the waterfront and of the long, […]
The cost of renting an apartment in Portland plummeted in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, with rental prices in downtown and Northwest Portland driving the sharp decline. Last year’s falling rents reversed a decade of steep increases that contributed to the city’s housing crisis. With many Oregonians unemployed during the […]
PORTLAND, Maine — When John Duncan, 69, starts spinning stories, there’s no telling where he’s headed. Duncan tends to ramble but it’s only natural. Having lived an extraordinary life of travel and adventure, he’s earned the right. Many of Duncan’s best tales flow from the thousands of pictures he’s made […]