Sugarloaf lift rider: Evacuation went smoothly

Mark Fraleigh, who said he was on one of the first chairs to be evacuated described the evacuation as smooth.

Portland police, city OK new contract with raises

Union members will get 1.5 percent pay hikes for the first year and 1 percent for the final six months.

Collins, Snowe get thanks for New Start

The local chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility lauds the lawmakers in a public way.

Dolloff denied new trial

The ruling means the woman convicted of trying to kill her husband with a bat may be sentenced soon

Judge turns down acquittal,retrial for Linda Dolloff

Justice Joyce A. Wheeler says improper statements by prosecutors weren’t bad enough to have deprived the Standish woman of a fair trial.

Portland manager Joe Gray is retiring

Among his accomplishments after 10 years on the job, and 40 at City Hall: a trail network and Ocean Gateway.

A plateful of thanks for soldiers

Jake and John Myrick would like to see Mainers express their gratitude to veterans beyond setting aside a day in November.

The two — an uncle and nephew who are both veterans — will hold their second Christmas dinner for homeless veterans on Saturday, and hope to see more than the 120 or so who shared turkey and ham last year.

“We see homeless vets almost every day,” said John Myrick, who works with his uncle at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Portland on Cumberland Avenue. “We want to make sure that none of these people are forgotten.”

Out goes Bean, in comes Renys

The former L.L. Bean outlet store on Congress Street and the neighboring Olympia Sports store won’t be vacant for long.

Renys is moving in.

The Maine-based department store will occupy both spaces at 540-544 Congress St. and become the company’s 14th location in Maine.

Reny’s moving into Bean’s former Portland store

The decision means the city will avoid a drawn-out vacancy of a prominent space downtown.

Bruce Roberts Toy Fund: For some people with jobs, gifts out of reach

Mainers facing financial stress from medical bills, military deployments and other factors ask for help.