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Portland has preserved 27 acres of land as public open space, the city announced in a news release Monday.
The forested parcel at 204 Rand Road has been a preservation priority for the city’s Land Bank Commission, which is charged with preserving and expanding public open space. The acquisition helps achieve the city’s goal of ensuring that publicly accessible open space is available to all residents within a 10-minute walk of their homes, according to Pat Bailey, commission chair.
“We think this is a huge addition to open space” in Portland, Bailey said.
The parcel was purchased from the Avangrid Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the international energy company that owns Central Maine Power Co. The land will be added to existing preserves at the Fore River Sanctuary and Jewell Falls, the city said.
Just two blocks off Monument Square in Portland, Maine, downhill from the public library, sits a squat, gray flatiron building. Inside is a soup kitchen that has provided three meals a day, every day, to hungry Mainers in its oft-crowded dining room for more than 39 years. The staff is welcoming, the location is central, and it’s nearly impossible to get kicked out. The buffet-style spreads include loaded chef salads and heaps of bread, vegetarian options, and hearty casseroles built to nullify the New England cold. Most important, there’s always dessert.
Since 1980, Preble Street has been the linchpin of the city’s response to homelessness and food insecurity and a life-sustaining resource for thousands. Joe Conroy is the senior director of food programs and operations at the agency that operates the eponymous soup kitchen. Leveraging a complex food-rescue and -donation system, his team churns out some 24,000 meals a month served in a cafeteria-style dining room. On any gi