The city itself will not be operating the shelters, and two independent groups have expressed interest but have made no immediate plans, according to City Manager Scott Morelli.
With sufficient access to high-speed internet in just 13% of the state, a regional coalition is working to increase availability throughout Cumberland County and in other underserved or unserved areas.
Sugarhouses open their doors for Maine Maple Sunday Weekend events March 25-26 with demonstrations, samplings and sales, pancake breakfasts and other family activities.
The plan is for the discarded trees to trap sand in the damaged dunes so the city can then replant dune grass, but when results will be seen depends on the weather.
The idea for the club came from a Cape Elizabeth student who played the game with her grandfather, who had dementia but "always remembered how to play chess."
Greater Portland Metro, South Portland Bus Service and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit will cut fares from March 1 through Sept. 30 in hopes of getting ridership back to pre-pandemic levels.
Two new programs from Finally Home in North Yarmouth will provide financial assistance to eligible Mainers whose old dogs require medical services, including being put down.
The Scarborough Police Department is ending its involvement in the diversion program that finds treatment for people with opioid addiction but is optimistic it will continue and grow.
The Cape Elizabeth Community Services building may take more than two months to repair, and the restoration of washed-out dunes at South Portland's Willard Beach is a lengthy process.
The rink, opening to the public Friday, will give the Cape Community Arena Group experience in ice operations as it plans for a permanent arena at Gull Crest Fields.
A solar power project will begin soon at Falmouth Land Trust's Hurricane Valley Farm, where more than 50 families of New Mainers grow food, and a fundraising campaign is underway to renovate a dilapidated barn.
Police departments in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough will be accepting food and monetary donations Saturday morning for distribution to local food pantries.
This year's concert hosted by organist James Kennerley features two local choirs, the Kotzschmar Festival Brass and Percussion ensemble, a renowned opera singer – and the audience.
The Comfort Inn is violating the town's licensing conditions requiring on-site social services, which are no longer being provided because state funding ended.
School Board members and town councilors agree that better communication about the project and more collaboration is needed to secure residents' approval for new elementary and middle schools.
Among the reasons for denying the funding is that there is no guarantee the Portland project would house asylum seekers now living in South Portland, councilors say.
The new space has cold storage space, something the busy organization has been looking for as it serves food-insecure children and their families throughout Cumberland County.
The Town Council and developers of The Downs are trying to come to a compromise to let Crossroads Holdings build more than 850 housing units over the next decade.
The Town Council and an advisory committee will explore ways of encouraging the construction of affordable housing once the Housing Diversity Study is completed.
A housing study recommends the city allow duplexes to be built in single-family districts, encourage accessory dwellings, increase residential density and speed up the permit approval process for developers.
Some Scarborough voters will also vote in a Democratic House primary and all residents will weigh in on a new school budget, as will voters in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth.
About 10,000 cubic yards of build-up in a roughly 11-acre swath of the channel abutting Prouts Neck in less than three weeks. Plans call for additional Scarborough River dredging next year.
The Comfort Inn & Suites in Scarborough, providing short-term shelter to clients of The Opportunity Alliance, has been the source of 187 emergency services calls between Jan. 1 and May 12.
The city has asked the owner of Redbank Village Apartments for documentation that will show whether it adhered to the city's requirement of a 75-day notice on rent increases.
The moratorium is needed, advocates say, to allow the council to consider a rent stabilization measure as tenants of Redbank Village Apartments face rent increases of up to $600 per month.
A new Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine afterschool program for asylum seekers is staffed in part by college students who also came to Maine from African countries.
Scarborough will use its funding to address flooding on major travel routes, and South Portland is putting its grant toward road classification and design standards.
The declaration would require the South Portland City Council to commit financial and human resources to combat racism and systemic racism in city government, research racial disparities in the community, and make its boards and committees more diverse.
The organization and Scarborough officials are working on securing one remaining property easement that will allow the trail to be connected from the Black Point area to Wainwright fields in South Portland.
Resident Cynthia Dill's second zoning petition drive in a year has sparked concerns that it is misleading and that her vision for the project it would allow is infeasible.
Sunset Park repeats as victor in the second annual South Portland Food Cupboard Battle of the Neighborhoods, a monthlong food drive that comes at a particularly good time.
The $115.6 million combined city and school budget is up 9.4% over this year's spending plan, which officials say is attributed to rising costs and a growing and changing school population.
Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process – whether by voting or by working the polls themselves.
A partnership between the McAuley Residence in Portland and Southern Maine Community College aims to ease the way for the women, while also providing enrichment opportunities for their children.
The council will vote on recommendations from the Dogs & Sharing Public Spaces committee, but must come up with its own solution for Willard Beach use.
While the committee has been able to come to some consensus, including abolishing leash rules at Hinckley Park, members were unable to decide how to deal with dogs on the beach.
A consultant hired by the town says conditions should be included if the Town Council grants the exemption and that further study is needed on the impact on schools.
The new office will make the police department more accessible for residents, the chief says, especially those with concerns about problems at the nearby Main Street hotels that are housing homeless people.
The bridge and road work around Exit 9 and Route 1 are expected to have major traffic impacts and drivers are encouraged to detour around the area in April.
Town councilors cite the comparatively low local COVID-19 transmission rate and high vaccination rate among their reasons for not proposing a mask requirement.
Scarborough Planning Board members welcomed the proposal overall, but have concerns about how the store would be situated on the site and about the parking lot.
Daniel Ahern says he has experience with many of the issues facing the South Portland Police Department, including homelessness, substance misuse, and staffing struggles.
While some residents are happy with the on-leash restrictions, many dog owners believe they are causing more problems at Willard Beach and are unnecessary at Hinckley Park.
Scarborough rates 14% above the national average in satisfaction of town services, but over 73% of respondents said the town's pace of growth is concerning.
A proposed exemption from the growth ordinance would apply to 90 acres of The Downs, but the town council says the developers are lacking details for their plans.
The buildup of sediment in Portland Harbor is impacting South Portland businesses, industries and recreational boaters, but a bid for federal funding has now been rejected twice.
The Szanton Company withdraws its plans for Dunham Court in the face of an upcoming referendum to repeal zoning amendments allowing it to be building in the town center.
St. Brigid School in Portland delivers carloads of donations to assist the South Portland Fire Department's efforts to help out the city's at-risk residents during the holiday season.
