PORTLAND — A new grant will allow Rippleffect to expand its specialized outdoor leadership education program to students at King Middle School. The $3,500 grant from the new AC Hotel Portland Downtown/Waterfront “gives us the ability to begin a life-changing ripple effect for many King students who would otherwise never get to experience the challenge, the […]

PORTLAND — The Parent Teacher Organization at Longfellow Elementary School is continuing its annual tradition of collecting donations for Thanksgiving baskets to give to families in need. In addition to traditional Thanksgiving meal items and homemade baked goods, the  PTO is also seeking donations of healthy snacks for students to take home over the holiday […]

PORTLAND — Mayor Ethan Strimling would like to limit short-term rentals to one listing per person. Councilor Jill Duson is reluctant to change any rules, because existing regulations have not been in effect for a year. Somewhere in between is a package of proposed changes to short-term rental rules that will have a public hearing and […]

PORTLAND — Future city development could be regulated by a clear schedule of building permit fees. On Nov. 19, city councilors are expected to take public comment and then vote on an ordinance that would create impact fees to be applied to maintenance and improvements in transportation, parks and recreation, and wastewater management. The ordinance was […]

PORTLAND — For the past few months it wasn’t easy to get coffee at Little Woodfords. But things are returning to normal at the 643 Forest Ave. coffee shop with the finishing touches being applied to a $5.65 million project to transform Woodfords Corner. “There were days when coming in here was an act of defiance,” […]

PORTLAND — Five artists have been selected to paint city utility boxes. A city press release Nov. 8 said the artists were selected by a public art panel from a field of 10 applicants. Each will receive a $500 stipend for work expected to begin as weather permits. Bret Labelle was chosen to paint at Danforth and […]

PORTLAND — Emily Figdor won the only contested election for the School Board Tuesday. She will represent District 2, which covers the West End and Parkside neighborhoods. Figdor led opponent Jeanne Swanton in the early counting, and when the full election results came in Wednesday morning, she was the clear winner, 3,763 to 2,129, according to […]

PORTLAND — Incumbents ruled the day Tuesday when City Councilors Nick Mavodones, Belinda Ray and Spencer Thibodeau were re-elected. The closest race was for the at-large seat, where Mavodones defeated challenger Joey Brunelle by about 700 votes, 14,836 to 14,134, to win his eighth consecutive three-year term on the council. In District 1, covering the […]

PORTLAND — Democrats won all of the city’s 10 seats in the Legislature on Tuesday, with each victor claiming at least 70 percent of the vote. In Senate District 27, where incumbent Sen. Ben Chipman was challenged by independent Crystal Canney, Chipman easily won the district covering the eastern portion of the city and Casco Bay […]