Portland
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Debate prompts Portland City Council to delay decision on homeless shelter
PORTLAND — A decision on where to build a new shelter for the city’s homeless population is expected later this month. The City Council on Monday...
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Portland’s downtown City Deli changes hands
PORTLAND — After 38 years in business, the family-owned City Deli on the first floor of One City Center has a new owner. The new owner,...
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Portland votes June 11 on school budget
PORTLAND — Voting on the $117.4 million fiscal year 2020 school budget takes place Tuesday, June 11, from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Absentee voting is available...
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Portland looks to improve 3-way intersection near Baxter Boulevard
PORTLAND — The city is inviting the public to discuss traffic pattern changes at the intersection of Vannah Avenue and Woodford and Clifton streets. The...
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Pride Portland! organizers hope to leave discord behind
PORTLAND — This year’s Pride Portland! festival will include 10 days of activities and events designed to celebrate the LGBTQ community. In addition, the event will...
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‘Music for Moore Food’: Portland Eagle Scout organizing concert to stock school pantry
PORTLAND — After learning some of the statistics around food insecurity, including that it impacts one in five Maine children, Nate Hanscom decided to tackle the problem...
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Class of 2019: Portland student finds community at Casco Bay High School
PORTLAND — Herve Irakoze has only been a student at Casco Bay High School for the past two years. But in that time, he said, it...
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Class of 2019: Portland High School grad finds herself, and her life path
PORTLAND — When she first arrived in this country, Hind Al Shammari wanted to learn English as quickly as possible so she could fit in. Now...
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Swan song here for Portland’s Old Port Festival
PORTLAND — For nearly 50 years, early June has been parade time for Shoestring Theater Director Nance Parker. But on Sunday, June 9, Parker and her team...
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Portland walk to highlight water infrastructure
PORTLAND — As part of its celebration of Clean Water Week, the city and the Portland Water District are sponsoring a guided walking tour around...
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Revised approach could reduce Portland Jetport noise
SOUTH PORTLAND — Residents on June 5 will be able to make a case to the Federal Aviation Authority for a new aircraft flight pattern...
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New Westbrook concert venue rocks far, wide
WESTBROOK — After receiving noise complaints from across the city and Portland about the first concert at Rock Row’s Maine Savings Pavilion on Sunday, organizers said...
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Parades, ceremonies mark Memorial Day
A military veteran salutes the wreath at the foot of the Portland Sailors and Soldiers Monument in Monument Square on Monday, May 27, at the...
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Portland's Casco Bay High School recognized as 'School of Opportunity'
PORTLAND — Casco Bay High School is one of seven schools across the country –and the first ever in Maine – to be recognized for providing students...
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Portland voters asked to ratify $117M school budget
PORTLAND — The School Board is sending a nearly $117.4 million budget to voters for approval in a June 11 referendum. If the school spending package...
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Class of 2019: Deering High School grad's math skills lead him to computer programming
PORTLAND — Jacob Vachon is a math whiz with a passion for computer programming. He will graduate from Deering High School on June 6 and this...
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Portland’s ecomaine disputes report on lead pollution
PORTLAND — A report disputed by ecomaine suggests people within a 3-mile radius of the company’s incinerator on Blueberry Road are at an increased health risk...
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Portland yoga studio saves lives, 1 pose at a time
PORTLAND — One year after Angela Weymouth’s brother died from a heroin overdose in 2014, she started using yoga to help those suffering from addiction...
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Portland narrows search to 3 candidates for police chief
PORTLAND — The city narrowed its search for a new police chief to three candidates, including the individual who now holds the position in an interim...
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Portland council restores social services funding, reduces school budget
PORTLAND — After a long night of public comment and several significant amendments, the City Council passed a combined municipal and school budget Monday that will...
