On the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1898, at least 68 crew members and 130 passengers boarded the SS Portland in Boston and headed for Portland. They never reached their destination.
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving in 1898, at least 68 crew members and 130 passengers boarded the SS Portland in Boston and headed for Portland. They never reached their destination.
In Portland s historical Abyssinian Meeting House, 198 names were read aloud Saturday remembering those who perished 125 years ago in New England s worst maritime disaster.
Families of students in Portland's Online Learning Academy, which is scheduled to cease operations, met to discuss possibly keeping the school open and virtual learning opportunities in other districts.
With enrollment plummeting since the onset of the pandemic, Portland Public Schools is closing its Online Learning Academy in June as a cost-cutting measure. Its enrollment has dwindled to 225 students across 13 grades.