After a petition to start the secession process failed, Great Diamond Island residents are exploring two options.

The council will decide how to handle the historic designation of 17 properties at its Oct. 21 meeting.

Welcoming Week includes dance performances, a food truck night, dance party and a naturalization ceremony.

The goal is to keep disruptions to the learning environment at the Portland elementary school to a minimum.

The Deering Center Community Church bell tower has been losing granite stones since 2013.

The cards being used at the Portland school are designed to help students who have difficulty communicating.

United Way's Yes We CAN project collects food in a creative way for those in need.

USM grad Keyson Jones hopes to spread positivity, education through his alien puppets.

The group will have a public hearing on staff recommendations Oct. 8.

Councilors table a proposal to publicly fund elections for local candidates until Sept. 16.

School Department leaders plan to tackle the issue with a "sense of urgency."

The event has raised $250,000 to expand, improve trails across greater Portland.

As several iconic spots close, other restaurants on verge of expanding, locating in the city

The City Council awards $1 million for projects on Boyd, Middle and State streets.

Grant funding will help connect Maine College of Art students with professional artists from around the world.

The city is not looking to sell the fort, but is open to entering a partnership to help preserve it.

The PGA's Korn Ferry Tour will include a stops at the Falmouth Country Club for the next five years.

The department will collect responses to a survey through the end of the month.

The mixed-use project will also include an office building, pharmacy and distribution space, three residential buildings and a parking garage.

Xavier Botana will also continue to push forward on implementing the district's strategic plan.

The goal is to both attract young professionals and keep homegrown talent in a state facing an aging workforce.

Voters in November will also elect city councilors, School Board members and a member of the Peaks Island Council.

Portland Hunt + Alpine Club still hopes to have on-street seating available before too long.

The School Department is finding new ways to make bus driving more attractive to job seekers.

The new bridge will replace a structure that has been deemed structurally deficient.

The city and the hospital are working with residents to deal with displaced parking.

The former sanctuary and parish house will both be sold Sept. 10.

The goal is to encourage students to take direct action, while enriching their learning experience.

Falmouth, South Portland, Scarborough and Windham used summer interns to educate residents about how to reduce recycling contamination.

Marthe Cohn is coming to Portland to tell how she infiltrated World War II Germany for the Free French Forces.

Superintendent of schools also addresses enrollment shift from Deering High to Portland High.

Sightseeing, dining, tours and lighthouses top the list of attractions for tourists with 10 hours to spend in the city.

Parapoopers offer one-time, weekly, or biweekly cleanup of dog poop for residential clients.

The Portland Parks Conservancy and Friends of Fort Gorges, which want the island to remain undeveloped, will hold a public forum Sept. 4 at East End Community School.

Operators will be required to register their vehicles and have them inspected starting next May.

As of Tuesday, the city had found housing for 156 individuals.

The structure on Cumberland Avenue between Casco and Brown streets contains parking for about 300 vehicles.

Two City Council committees continue to review licensing rules proposed by City Hall staff.

The $3.4 million will help pay to extend and repair the mainland ferry pier.

Julie Butcher Pezzino moved to Portland in 2017 after eights years of running the nonprofit Grow Pittsburgh.

Owner Mike Fink is ditching Congress Street's downtown environment for Main Street in the Thornton Heights neighborhood.

A meeting to discuss a master plan for Kiwanis Pool will be held Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at 212 Casco St.

Suzanne Chevalier will oversee the growth of pre-K classrooms at elementary schools throughout the city.

HUD's new program provides vouchers to pay for housing for those at risk of homelessness.

Portland Gear Hub gives immigrants access to transportation through Bikes for All Mainers.

Lt. Frank Clark is selected to take over the Portland Police Department.

Marian McCue will be inducted in October, along with Stephen Fay and the late Chris Cousins.

The Fifth Maine Museum takes a look back at the 1970s.

With a high rate of homeless students, Ocean Avenue Elementary School provides several interventions.

Michelle Anderson, who has been president of Junior Achievement of Maine for the past four years, recently received a prestigious award from the national organization.

Planners tell Developers Collaborative to provide more green space at 66 State St.

Chief Keith Gautreau recommends purchasing a used 2011 truck for $520K for use at Bramhall station.

The city and social service providers face an Aug. 15 deadline to move people out of the Portland Exposition Building.

Next month the City Council will vote to use the money to provide housing, and possibly reimburse the city and other groups for services rendered.

Riverton residents still want the City Council to reconsider placing the shelter in their neighborhood.

A group of young adults is developing a proposal to advise the city on issues important to teens.

Surveys have been sent to commercial property owners asking for income and expense data; a residential mailing will go out in mid-August.

The proposal would allow dogs to remain off-leash only during select times August through March.

A medical practice donates funds to erect a shade structure on the Eastern Promenade.

Jeff Levine will join the faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Owners of 200 buildings have until May 2020 to provide information to the city.

Five families have moved to Brunswick Landing.

The organization wants to be an advocate for the city's independent businesses on issues like parking and land use.

A group working to create special spaces throughout the city wants people to think about gardening in a new way.

The Canopy Portland Waterfront developers will contribute nearly $519,000 to the city Housing Trust Fund.

City Manager Jon Jennings is expected to choose a candidate within next month.

A final City Council vote on the new ordinance is expected July 15.

The Historic Preservation Board is expected to finalize its recommended list following a pair of upcoming meetings.

Greater Portland Landmarks is documenting historic structures at risk from flooding, high winds and rising temperatures.

Four potential challengers already in the hunt to unseat Mayor Ethan Strimling.

A selection committee this month is expected to narrow the list of final design candidates.

Love The Network is expected to be available by early August.

Axels Samuntu is one of 2,400 students served during the recent academic year.

Glenn Simpson, an activist and social worker, creates art to spread awareness about addiction.

Survey asks what should replace former Xtra Mart on Brighton Avenue.

The hospital's use of live animals in its Emergency Medicine Residency Program was questioned by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

To meet its goal of offering at least 140 new seats of pre-K over the next five years, Portland schools will start with classrooms at Rowe Elementary and East End Community School.

Scattoloni Bakery on Monument Way will close in August and move to Biddeford.

Stevens Square at Baxter Woods would include local businesses and a fitness center.

Consumers would still be able to buy straws in stores.

City Council awaits action by Gov. Mills before determining how fund would be administered.

The ordinance would include registration fees and require an annual inspection.

The ukulele is a fun, simple instrument to play, but it also has hidden depths.

Food and entertainment are among the things Mainers are providing for migrants from Africa.

The city's Piano in the Squares project returns with a free walking concert.