News in Portland

The View From Away: Man's best friend? Guess again

I’ve lately been missing our mini dachshunds, Ruby and Blackie, and my dog-centric Scarborough neighborhood. Scarborough, Maine, I mean. Toronto has a suburb of the same name; every time I see it on a local map, it stirs up confusing feelings like David Bowie album covers did when I ...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •

Monday, May 27, 2013

Global Matters: More business is SWAT we need

I don’t care what anybody says, we absolutely love business in Maine. Really, we do. How else to explain the myriad organizations, agencies, initiatives and encounter groups dedicated to supporting every aspect of entrepreneurship and innovation? In Portland there&rsquo...

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •

Monday, May 27, 2013

Forecaster Forum: Community input crucial to St. Lawrence design proposal

The Friends of St. Lawrence Church, in its May 10 newsletter, show a proposed contemporary design structure in place of the sanctuary restoration they originally planned. This much-delayed revision is the only item before a Portland Historic Preservation Board workshop on May 29. An expand...

Ralph Carmona and Ann Landsberg • Opinion •

Monday, May 27, 2013

Cumberland County Civic Center offices at new address

PORTLAND — The Cumberland County Civic Center box office and administrative offices have moved down the block to 48 Free St., at Center Street. According to a press release, the offices will remain at the new address during the remainder of the Civic Center's renovation, which is now...

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Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:50 pm

Portland schools get $100K grant

PORTLAND — Three public elementary schools will offer a summer learning program to a total of 135 students, thanks to a grant of nearly $100,000 from the John T. Gorman Foundation. The Hall, Lyseth and Reiche schools will offer the program free of charge to students with academic nee...

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Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:50 pm

New index predicts 'slow, steady' recovery for Maine real estate

PORTLAND — A new measure of Maine's real estate industry shows the market still has a long way to go before it recovers from the impact of economic recession, but is beginning to make headway. In a May 22 conference at Holiday Inn by the Bay, the Maine Real Estate & Development A...

William Hall • News •

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Current, past Portland schools being scrutinized

PORTLAND — The School Board was scheduled to discuss recently presented plans for improving five city school buildings at a workshop Tuesday night. Last week, consultant Oak Point Associates unveiled its conceptual plans for replacing Hall Elementary School and renovating Presumpscot...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12:20 pm

Paving, construction projects to test Portland drivers

PORTLAND — Expect to see road crews out in force over the coming months. Last week, the city's Department of Public Services began work on a $3 million effort to repave and make other improvements to 40 city streets, according to a City Hall press release. The streets include ...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:30 am

Portland's Otto Pizza crossing the bridge to South Portland

SOUTH PORTLAND — The city's restaurant scene has been expanding throughout the spring, but city councilors are not always as effusive as Councilor Linda Cohen was Monday night about one particular newcomer. “I know we are not supposed to have favorites, but I have fallen in lov...

David Harry • News •

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:00 am

Uncommon Custom: Future bright for restored Portland landmark

PORTLAND — For more than a decade, one of Portland's greatest architectural treasures has been locked away, with few people able to access its vaults. Now, after being closed to the public in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks and undergoing a $2.3 million restoration over the past thr...

William Hall • News •

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:30 am