October 2018 – Page 133 – The Portland Press Herald

Construction of new Wex headquarters in Portland well underway

by PORTLAND PRESS HERALD October 23, 2018November 9, 2019

A year after it broke ground, construction on the new Old Port headquarters of payment services company Wex is 75 percent complete. The company, which broke ground on Oct. 17, 2017, on the four-story office and parking complex, employs about 1,000 people at its South Portland facility. Roughly 40 percent of the employees there will relocate […]

Journal Tribune

Portland Police seeking suspect in State Theatre concert stabbing

by MATT BYRNE October 23, 2018October 26, 2018

Police are looking for a man who they believe is responsible for stabbing another patron inside the State Theatre in Portland following a dispute during a concert Sunday night. The 29-year-old Norway man who was injured is expected to survive, police said. He has not been identified. Police responded to the concert venue about 11:11 […]

The Forecaster

Portland Police Beat: Oct. 24

by The Forecaster October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

Arrests 10/14 at 1:40 a.m. Jacey Hagood, 21, of Sanford, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Robert Miller on charges of assault and violating conditions of release. 10/14 at 1:41 a.m. Deandrea O. Wesley, 26, of Newport News, Virginia, was arrested on Fore Street by Officer Andrew Castonguay on a charge of disorderly conduct. 10/14 at 1:52 a.m. Ieshia-Jannett L. Glover, 25, of Lewiston, was […]

Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

Residents sought for new Lyseth building committee

by Kate Irish Collins October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

PORTLAND — The School Board is now seeking members of the community interested in serving on Lyseth Elementary School’s new Building Level Advisory Committee. The renovation of Lyseth will be the first project tackled under a multiyear, $64 million capital bond designed to significantly upgrade four schools across the district. The other three schools are Longfellow, […]

The Forecaster

Portland Meetings: Oct. 24-30

by The Forecaster October 23, 2018

Portland Wed. 10/24 5:30 p.m. Housing Committee CH Wed. 10/24 5:30 p.m. Sustainability and Transportation Committee CH Wed. 10/24 6 p.m. Noise Advisory Committee PWM Wed. 10/24 6:30 p.m. Peaks Island Council PICC Thur. 10/25 4 p.m. METRO Board of Directors 114 Valley St. Tues. 10/30 10 a.m. Legislative Committee CH Tues. 10/30 4 p.m. […]

The Forecaster

People & Business: Oct. 24

by The Forecaster October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

Dolphin Marina & Restaurant in Harpswell recognized Dolphin Marina & Restaurant in Harpswell was voted 2018’s Best Small Marina by Marinalife following its ninth Annual Best Marina Contest. Winners are determined by a six-month-long survey of boaters in the U.S. and abroad. Centrally located in the heart of Casco Bay, Dolphin Marina is the gateway to Downeast […]