PORTLAND — A faulty electric cooking stove was determined to be the cause of a  Munjoy Hill fire that displaced 13 people at 6 Cumberland Ave. on Monday. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced the cause of the fire in a press release Tuesday, adding there were no injuries to residents or firefighters. The accidental fire, which […]

PORTLAND — At a rally held on Jan. 2 on the steps of City Hall, about two dozen school children, parents and city and school leaders gathered to advocate for passage of a proposed $70 million bond that would substantially renovate and update four of Portland’s elementary schools. Those supporting the full bond amount sent to […]

PORTLAND — Six months into the job, Superintendent Xavier Botana is providing the steady, committed leadership the School Board was looking for after several tumultuous years of turnover in the school department’s top post. “We’re very happy with him,” School Board Chairwoman Anna Trevorrow said this week. “He’s doing a great job. He came in […]