PORTLAND — On Dec. 16, much of Soleil Dufour’s attention was focused on the ice skating rink and snow tube run at Thompson’s Point. In a little more than three months, his attention will be coming back indoors, when an events center opens at the Brick South building. “Portland has been in need of a larger event […]
December 2016
Federal grant for Portland HIV/AIDS treatment shifts from city to nonprofit
PORTLAND — A federal grant funding HIV and AIDS treatment in the city was successfully transferred to the nonprofit Greater Portland Health. The $356,000 Ryan White Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will shift Jan. 1, the city announced Dec. 22. HIV and AIDS treatment […]
Cianbro wins another big contract for work at Kittery yard
The $27 million award is to repair and upgrade a dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Convicted drug dealer living in Waterville arrested on new charges
Darrick Delile, 37, already on probation in connection with previous convictions, is accused of selling heroin to undercover agents in central Maine.
LePage administration says it has state-owned site in Bangor for new psych unit
After lawmakers blocked building it at an Augusta location, the Department of Health and Human Services has picked an alternative site near the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.
Anjon’s restaurant, a family-owned Scarborough mainstay, is for sale
The owner of the family-owned Italian eatery, which was built in 1954, wants to focus on growing the restaurant’s line of jarred pasta sauces.
Arkansas man surrenders in road-rage death of 3-year-old boy
The boy’s grandmother says she did not realize he had been shot and killed until she reached her destination.
Railroad agrees to improve maintenance, inspections after fiery derailment
The safety agreement with Union Pacific will apply to all track used to haul oil, hazardous materials and passengers.