PORTLAND — As City Councilors prepare to vote on establishing a fund to help some immigrants left ineligible for General Assistance, they are also aware of its limits. “The one thing we know is there is an insufficient amount of money to run a really good program,” Councilor Jon Hinck said in a two-hour council workshop […]

PORTLAND — A multi-act music festival planned Saturday, Aug. 8, on the Eastern Promenade has been moved to the Maine State Pier. Herb Ivy of Townsquare Media said Tuesday the shift was made because the pier is now available and better suited for the festival. “(The pier has) all the infrastructure there and is an amazing on-the-water […]

PORTLAND — A smaller-than-originally planned India Street Historic District is the preferred choice for the city Historic Preservation Board. City Historic Preservation Manager Deb Andrews on Monday said she will prepare a revised district map for consideration by the board when it meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The proposed district would still encompass historic sites […]

PORTLAND — After nearly three decades at the helm of King Middle School, Principal Michael McCarthy is retiring. McCarthy, who has been principal at the 92 Deering Ave. school since 1988, announced last week that he would step down effective Sept. 1. A search for his replacement is underway. In a press release from the […]

PORTLAND — An expert on the state’s increasing problem with opioids said the problem is complex, and worse in Portland than the rest of the state. “I’m urging you not to try and simplify it, because it is not simple,” Marcella Sorg told the Mayor’s Subcommittee on Substance Abuse on July 16. A research associate professor […]

PORTLAND — The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies may be reborn in a partnership with Maine College of Art. Kimberly Curry, who leads Salt’s board of directors, on Monday said the group is in discussions with MECA that could involve locating somewhere on the art college’s campus while retaining its own brand and programs. “The […]