PORTLAND — Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria on Tuesday became the second city department head to resign in the last three weeks. LaMoria’s resignation, effective Oct. 20, was announced in a press release by City Manager Jon Jennings. “I want to express my deep admiration for the excellent work and dedication that the men and women of […]

PORTLAND — Landlords will be paying $15-$35 per unit annually beginning Jan. 1, 2016, after city councilors on Monday approved a registration fee schedule. The City Council also approved the sale of the former Adams School parking lot at 65 Munjoy St. for redevelopment as affordable housing, and 3 percent salary increases for Corporation Counsel Danielle […]

PORTLAND — Three candidates are running to replace departing City Councilor David Marshall in District 2. Rob Korobkin, of 85 Fessenden St., and Spencer Thibodeau, of 69 Pitt St., are political newcomers. Wells Lyons, of 97 Danforth St., is in his third council campaign. Korobkin, 29, teaches computer skills part time at Baxter Academy, and has worked as a […]

PORTLAND — A 57-year-old man faces two criminal charges after allegedly demanding sex from a woman while he posed as a police officer. Gary Mariner, who police said is a Lyman resident, but is listed as living at 28 Elm St. in Sanford on Cumberland County Jail intake logs, was arrested Oct. 1, according to an […]

PORTLAND — While challengers Ethan Strimling and Tom MacMillan challenged it, Mayor Michael Brennan stood firmly behind his record during the first debate of the mayoral campaign. Held at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Hall at 519 Congress St. Sept. 30, the 90-minute debate featured questions asked by the moderator, former state Rep. Herb Adams, D-Portland, […]