PORTLAND — When kindergartners at Ocean Avenue Elementary School got a sneak peek at the school’s new outdoor classroom last week, teacher Christen Boyd asked them a series of questions, such as what they could see, feel and hear. Their answers included, “pretty colored leaves,” “I feel cold,” and “the wind.” “This is our outdoor classroom […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention will hold two free clinics for vaccinations against hepatitis A at the Preble Street Resource Center, 5 Portland St. A clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 31, will run from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. A Thursday, Nov. 1, clinic will run from noon-4 p.m., according to a CDC press release. […]

PORTLAND — LearningWorks will hold its third annual Lights On Afterschool rally beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Maine College of Art on Congress Street. The event will feature speakers and student performances, including an all-girls chorus from the Boys & Girls Club, and Portland Youth Dance. The goal is to highlight […]

PORTLAND — The third effort to provide ferry service from the city to Nova Scotia appears to be sailing away. On Oct. 16, councilors in Bar Harbor unanimously approved authorizing Town Manager Cornell Knight to sign a lease with Atlantic Fleet Services for the Cat high-speed ferry to make Bar Harbor its Maine port of call. Bay […]

PORTLAND — City voters send 10 legislators to Augusta every two years. This year, races for five of the seats are uncontested, with Democrats unopposed in each seat. In House District 38, Rep. Matt Moonen is not being challenged in his bid for a fourth term. The district covers the city’s West End. Rep. Rachel Talbot […]

PORTLAND — Comedian Lucas O’Neil has already opened for some big names in the business, including Kevin Nealon, formerly of “Saturday Night Live.” But this week O’Neil, a Bowdoin College and Waynflete alum and South Portland native, said one of his highest ambitions is to get a signed “Upta Camp” T-shirt from Bob Marley. Marley, like […]

PORTLAND — With Maine’s aging population, the demand for health care workers often outstrips the availability of trained caregivers. But a new partnership between Deering High School and the University of New England is working to bridge that gap, while simultaneously providing an avenue of future success for the school’s immigrant student population. Through their joint […]

PORTLAND — Not all roads to recovery from substance use disorders start in the city. There’s one that will lead in different directions throughout the state. “We are at the very beginnings, but these communities are very excited and starting up,” Portland Recover Community Center Director Leslie Clark said Oct. 18. PRCC, 468 Forest Ave., is at the […]