PORTLAND – The man who wants to start a hostel in Portland says the city needs to loosen its new rules to allow him to run a profitable operation. Peter Slayback said the city’s rules are too tight on the square footage per guest and the number of bathrooms. He said he hopes to convert […]

A York County Sheriff’s deputy was justified in using deadly force when he shot a psychotic man in Lyman on Jan. 15, according to a review by the Maine Attorney General’s office. Andrew Landry was charging toward Sgt. Kyle Kassa, a knife in each hand, his arms spinning like a windmill, when Kassa fired four […]

A state official and others tell a Portland conference that manufacturing and R&D have wider promise.

AUGUSTA – Lawmakers agreed in a series of votes Thursday to send a $637 million, two-year highway budget to Gov. Paul LePage for approval. The plan, which had a unanimous endorsement from the Legislature’s Transportation Committee, would fund the paving of 1,200 miles of road over the next two years, eliminate 66 vacant positions in […]

SCARBOROUGH – Kenneth E. Cole would feel proud knowing he is today’s feature obituary. He collected obituaries from The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for the past 50 years or so. He searched for the names of old-timers he grew up with in Portland’s East Deering neighborhood. He looked for alumni from Portland High School […]