No one is hurt, but tenants are not allowed to stay the night at the Winter Street building because the electricity had to be disconnected.
2015
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Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
New Year brings new Portland fees, minimum wage
PORTLAND — Employers, landlords and landowners will all have to ante up in 2016 as a city minimum wage and other fees take effect. The minimum wage of $10.10 per hour takes effect Friday, Jan. 1. It applies to businesses, nonprofits and city government. The Housing Safety Office, meanwhile, is already accepting registrations from landlords […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Chicago officer who shot black teen 16 times pleads not guilty to murder charges
Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
Posted inSpecial Features
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram 2015 student photography contest
Students enrolled at the University of Southern Maine, Bates College, the University of Maine and Husson University submitted images on the theme of portrait/personality.
Posted inNation & World, News
Neighbor tried to help save baby after deadly Texas twister
At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in the tornadoes that swept through the area on Saturday.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath City Council to hear 2 high school proposals
BATH — The City Council is scheduled to hear a presentation next week from Regional School Unit 1 officials about building a new high school. Representatives from Lavallee Brensinger Architects of Manchester, New Hampshire, which the school district hired to provide architectural and engineering services for the project, will also attend the meeting, Superintendent Patrick […]
Posted inFood, Nation & World
Fake meats, vegan mayo flunk taste tests
Reactions from tasters include descriptions like ‘noxious’ and ‘kind of not natural.’
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Finally, winter in Portland
A lone pedestrian walks down Exchange Street in Portland Tuesday morning as the season’s first storm deposited several inches of snow on the city. The storm was expected to wind down late Tuesday, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees by Thursday, New Year’s Eve. (Colin Ellis / The Forecaster)