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Read Street Neighborhood Traffic Calming Meeting- Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (6/19/2009)
The City of Portland Department of Public Services will be holding a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Cheverus High School Library for the purpose of discussing traffic calming on Read Street.
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E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include:
* E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste
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Traffic Advisory - Clifton Street Closure (5/6/2009)
Clifton Street from Codman Street to Vannah Avenue will closed to all traffic for the next seven days, between the hours of 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM.
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Road Repair Underway Throughout the City (4/22/2009)
Crews to seal cracks in the roads to extend lifespan of the street.
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Traffic Advisory - Maine Avenue Road Closure (4/13/2009)
Beginning today, storm drain installation on Maine Avenue will necessitate its closure to local traffic only from April 13th to June 6th.
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Traffic Advisory for Holm Avenue (4/10/2009)
Construction work for the Holm Avenue Drainage and Reconstruction Project has begun and expected to be complete at the end of July.
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection every Saturday beginning April 4, 2009 at Riverside Recycling Facility (3/25/2009)
The City of Portland Public Services Department will resume the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at Riverside Recycling Facility, at 910 Riverside Street on Saturday, April 4, 2009.
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Traffic Advisory - Read Street Closure starting March 11, 2009 (3/6/2009)
Beginning March 11th, sewer separation work including the installation of new sewer and storm drains will result in the closure of Read Street to local traffic only for the next eight to ten weeks.
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Portland Kicks-off Composting Program in Time for Spring Gardening (4/21/2009)
Public Services asks residents to consider composting to save money and help the environment.
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Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project (3/31/2009)
The Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project has been awarded to Storey Brothers of Cumberland, Maine and will begin work in Back Cove on March 30.
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Ray Street Sewer Separation Project - Traffic Delays (3/31/2009)
R.J. Grondin will be starting sewer seperation work this week. They will be blasting and installing new storm and sewer pipe. The Ray Street sewer seperation project will also involve Maine and Florida Avenue.
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Find Your Trash and Recycling Day (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up?
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Welcome to Portland's Community Forestry Web Page.
Our page outlines the various services offered to Portland residents
and tree related informational links.
The Forestry Section of the Public Services Department
has been managing Portland’s shade and ornamental trees since
the mid-1800’s. Our municipal community forest consists of
thousands of street-trees, along over 300 miles of public roadways
on the mainland and our island communities on Peaks, Little Diamond,
Great Diamond and Cliff Islands. We also maintain park & public
grounds trees in our city parks and public grounds. Trees add
great value to our community making Portland a better place to
live, work and visit.
Portland, Maine has received the ‘Tree City USA’ award
from the National Arbor Day Foundation since 1978.
Visit: http://www.arborday.org
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