Founded in 1845, it was named for Portland, Maine. Its growth was rapid after 1850, when it served as a supply point for the California gold fields, and continued with the coming of the railroad (1883), the Alaska gold rush (1897–1900), and the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (...
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Cost of living in Portland, ME is 121, compared to the national average of 100. See a full report that includes the average cost of groceries, goods and services, health care, housing and utilities.
Rep. Collings’LD 853is a resolution that, if passed by two thirds of each branch of the State Legislature, would give Mainer’s the opportunity to vote in a statewide referendum on whether the “right to housing” should be added to the Maine Constitution. The “right to ho...