Portland police say more residents report receiving hate mail
Two city councilors, one from Portland and one from South Portland, denounce the homophobic letters in a joint statement issued Thursday.
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Portland police confirmed Thursday that more city residents have reported received threatening, homophobic letters, bringing the total to at least seven instances in Portland and South Portland.
Two city councilors, one from Portland and one from South Portland, issued a joint statement Thursday denouncing the hate mail as deeply threatening and malicious.
Four complaints of homophobic mail were received this week, and Portland police investigated three additional complaints on Thursday, department spokesman Lt. Robert Martin said.
City council approves purchase of the piggery
The city will purchase the property for $1.5 million with a plan to resell a portion.
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SOUTH PORTLAND In a 5-0 vote on Dec. 22, the city council approved the $1.5 million purchase of “the piggery” property, addressing the need to preserve green space despite financial risk.
The six-acre property, sitting in between Sawyer Street and the Willard Square neighborhood, off of Broadway, is one of the largest undeveloped parcels in South Portland, said a 2019
Press Herald article by Kelley Bouchard.
A developer, Dan White of HW Fine Homes in Portland, is willing to work with the city in preserving part of the land, Morelli said. White needs to seek planning board approval for his development project, which is not expected to happen until late summer 2021, and then purchase a portion of the property back from the city.
Three councilors sworn in and new mayor elected
Mayor Misha Pride outlined city goals for South Portland and discussed challenges the city faces in 2021.
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City of South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND Mayor Misha Pride, three councilors and two new board of education members were sworn in during inauguration ceremonies on Dec. 7.
Jocelyn Leighton, newly elected city councilor for District 1, District 2 Councilor Kate Lewis and District 5 Councilor Deqa Dhalac were sworn in before the council elected Pride as mayor for the remainder of 2020 and 2021.
During the event and over Zoom, Pride thanked former Mayor Kate Lewis for the work she had done in 2020 and laid out the goals that he believes the council and city will continue to work towards.