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In today's newsletter:

  • What Vision Zero changes are reshaping West End streets this year?
  • How Portland's 9/11 memorial keeps Maine's connections from fading.
  • How high could Portland heating bills climb before winter truly hits?

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Vision Zero West End Year 3 (thewestendnews.com) — West End volunteers in Portland have completed three summers of Vision Zero traffic-calming work, adding bump-outs and safer crosswalks with help from Maine Medical Center, Portland Trails, and the city's traffic department. Organizers say a final survey and touchups are coming, and they stress that continued community involvement is key to reducing serious crashes on neighborhood streets.
   

2. Portland memorial honors those lost on 9/11 (wgme.com) — Portland's 9/11 memorial outside the Cumberland County Jail will again serve as a focal point for remembering the nearly 3,000 lives lost, including six people with Maine ties. The piece recalls how hijackers passed through South Portland and the Portland Jetport, and explains Sheriff Kevin Joyce's role in bringing the sculpture here to keep those memories present 25 years later.
   

3. Mainers brace for high heating oil prices ahead of winter (newscentermaine.com) — Portland residents face sharply higher heating oil and kerosene prices this winter, with a local heating company seeing rates change by the hour. Experts blame global conflicts and limited refining capacity, while Maine's HEAP program urges eligible households, especially older homeowners on fixed incomes, to apply now for assistance and work with fuel providers on budget plans.
   

4. Pair of rare, colorful lobsters have a new home in Maine (popsci.com subscription) — Two rare lobsters, a blue and a split-colored beauty, are now living at Portland's Gulf of Maine Research Institute, where they'll help teach local fifth and sixth graders about the Gulf of Maine. The article explains how Portland businesses helped rehome the lobsters and how GMRI uses them to spark student curiosity about climate and ocean change.
   

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