PORTLAND — In a first meeting of its kind for City Hall, Mayor Michael Brennan sat down with about two dozen residents July 11 and shared a free-flowing discussion of topics ranging from Congress Square Plaza to the cost of city trash bags. The informal meeting, dubbed “Meet the Mayor,” was intended “to simply provide […]

PORTLAND — With less than four months before voters elect three new city councilors, competition for the seats is heating up. By Monday, nine potential candidates, including two incumbents, had obtained nomination petitions for the Nov. 5 City Council election, according to the city clerk. Five candidates, including incumbent Councilor Jill Duson, of Pennell Avenue, […]

PORTLAND — Preble Street Resource Center has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in federal funds – its largest grant ever – to expand its services to homeless veterans across the state. The funding comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supporting Services for Veteran Families Program, according to U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, who announced […]