PORTLAND — A land swap between the University of New England and the Maine Army National Guard has been completed. The deal giving the university the 65,000-square-foot armory at 772 Stevens Ave. in North Deering in exchange for 29 acres of land in Saco was closed last week, spokeswoman Crystal Canney said in a Monday […]

The Pride Parade on Saturday, June 20, in Portland included the first formal participation by the city’s School Deparment. Some students and staff have marched in the annual parade since the 1990s, but this was the first time the school district sanctioned participation by staff, School Board members and students, who rode in or marched […]

PORTLAND — The task force charged with recommending ways to reuse the vacant Thomas B. Reed School has completed its work. At its fifth and final meeting on June 18, the Reed School Reuse Advisory Task Force voted unanimously to send its seven-page proposal for possible uses, criteria for proposals, and a process for review […]