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Carbon fiber clock hands, 13-feet long and historically accurate in shape, replaced waterlogged fiberglass hands installed in the 1980s. The clock tower dates to 1915-16.
Councilors on Monday will discuss the proposal for the district, first unanimously recommended by Portland's Historic Preservation Committee in 2019. A vote is scheduled for Feb. 1.
The City Council, one of the largest municipal bodies in Maine, like many others has been meeting remotely. But councilors are looking at in-person meetings again, which could entail improvements at the historic performance venue.
In his 13 years as executive director of the Yarmouth-based nonprofit, Greg Paxton has grown the organization both in staff and in scope.
Taking its cue from a Massachusetts company it acquired this year, CES Inc. is changing its name to Haley Ward Inc. It also recently became an employee-owned firm.
An unusual and painstaking project brings Consigli Construction an award from Maine Preservation; affordable housing building opens in Portland; and more news from Maine's construction scene.
More than 900 historic preservation fans weighed in to pick the first-ever People's Choice recipient from Maine Preservation's 2020 Honor Award winners; Rock Row signs another tenant.
The council agreed Monday night to put off a vote until Feb. 1 so that the district proposal, which would affect nearly 400 properties, could be reviewed in more depth and so that new members will have a chance to get up to speed.
A dozen historic preservation developments from Saco to Brooklin were named 2020 Maine Preservation Award Winners, including two more by Mastway Development on the Stevens Common campus, for a total of four winners in three years.
A study underway by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, partnering with several other organizations, will be used over the next five years to help guide the direction of preservation development in the state.
The University of New England expects to break ground in spring 2022 on a project that will be partly financed by a $30 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
The grants from the 1772 Foundation were first made available to the six New England states in May, and 16 Maine nonprofits shared $100,000 for capital repairs.
The 2,000-square-foot house in the city's Deering Center neighborhood is being raffled off in a free sweepstakes from the HGTV network. The prize property little resembles the original structure, built in 1900.
Local projects in Fairfield, Freedom and Thorndike are examples of how small-scale historic preservation projects can have economic ripple effects that resonate in a community.
Also in the roundup: MEREDA's special fall conference will include insight from Maine's first economic forecaster, Joshua Chamberlain; Pine Tree Curling Club looking to get the bonspeil started.
"Our actions must be intelligent, bold, comprehensive and inclusive," says a Sept. 15 letter addressed to the Maine Climate Council and the Governor's Office of Policy and Innovation, signed by companies from Allagash Brewing to engineering firm