PORTLAND — Facing high construction costs and a limited budget, architects said they had to do some creative thinking when it came to designing the new footprint for Lyseth Elementary School. Lyseth is the first school to be tackled under a $64 million capital bond passed by voters in November 2017 that seeks to substantially […]

PORTLAND — It begins with a waterman’s infected finger and moves quickly to a house call to aid a woman with one lung who was having breathing problems. In between is Casco Bay, flowing through the book “Go by Boat,” by Peaks Island Dr. Chuck Radis. Now being pitched to publishers, the book is the first of […]

For the 24th year, candles were lit Dec. 21 in Portland to remember homeless individuals who died during the previous year. The Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil is always held on the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year – to reaffirm that ending homelessness is a priority. This year’s vigil […]

PORTLAND — It wasn’t a record-setting campaign fundraising year for city politicians. Except for City Councilor Nick Mavodones. Post-election spending reports required of candidates on Dec. 18 show Mavodones raised and spent $42,000 to win his eighth term on the City Council. The 42-day reports were added to semiannual reports filed July 16 and quarterly reports […]

PORTLAND — Developers of new or expanded hotels, motels and inns may soon be paying an assessment to fuel the Housing Trust Fund. On Dec. 17, Planning Board members unanimously recommended councilors pass a revision of the city’s Inclusionary Zoning law that could assess one-time fees of $3,800 per room on construction of new hotels, motels […]

PORTLAND — Glenn Simpson is not at all puzzled about his project to earn s master’s degree in social work at the University of New England. “We can tell the war stories; I like to focus on what recovery looks like,” Simpson said Dec. 10 about “Pieces of Recovery: The Puzzle Project.” Simpson, 49, has been […]

PORTLAND — After 36 years of transportation planning, it’s time for John Duncan to hit the road. “A lot of people have been invested a long time and I will miss being with them and their regional involvement,” Duncan said this month before his last day at the Greater Portland Council of Governments on Dec. 21. […]

PORTLAND — Two local high school cheerleaders will represent Maine in London’s annual New Year’s Day parade on Jan. 1, 2019. Both have been cheering since a young age and said what they most enjoy about the sport are the personal connections they’ve made. Kassidy Plummer, 16, is a sophomore at Deering High School and captain […]

PORTLAND — Bill and Ann Weber believe more students at Portland High School should have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities, which they say enriches the high school experience and gives students a chance to broaden their horizons. That’s why the couple has worked with the Foundation for Portland Public Schools to create the Step […]

PORTLAND — A city man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Dec. 19 for severely beating his 8-week-old daughter July 1, 2017, at their Highland Street home. Brandon Coleman, 30, was found guilty Nov. 9 in the Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket on single counts of Class A and B aggravated assault and a class […]