PORTLAND — The School Board is now seeking members of the community interested in serving on Lyseth Elementary School’s new Building Level Advisory Committee. The renovation of Lyseth will be the first project tackled under a multiyear, $64 million capital bond designed to significantly upgrade four schools across the district. The other three schools are Longfellow, […]

PORTLAND — City voters will decide two referendum questions, a race for Portland Water District trustee and several island elections Nov. 6. Question 1 asks if the School Department should enter into the new regional Greater Sebago Education Alliance. Question 2, a charter amendment, would require municipal candidates to file campaign spending reports 42 days before […]

PORTLAND — Question 1 on the Nov. 6 municipal ballot will ask voters whether the Portland Public Schools should join a newly created regional service center called the Greater Sebago Education Alliance. The alliance is designed to create efficiencies and ultimately save money on a variety of school district administrative costs. Creation of regional service centers across […]

PORTLAND — Local and state legislative candidates are scheduled to appear at a 7:15 p.m. forum Thursday, Oct. 25 at the East End Community School, 195 North St. Expected to attend are incumbent Sen. Ben Chipman, D-Portland and independent candidate Crystal Canney, the candidates for state Senate District 27, and at-large Councilor Nick Mavodones and challenger Joey Brunelle, according […]

PORTLAND — Painting for a Purpose will hold its 9th annual Artful Auction 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. Painting for a Purpose supports the Portland Public Schools through grants to students who wish to use the creative arts to support civic improvement or community engagement projects of various types.  For example, a grant was awarded to a […]

PORTLAND — The future of short-term rentals in the city could be determined Nov. 19, when a package of policy changes get council votes. One change was discussed Monday when councilors accepted the first reading of a proposal to change how housing is counted toward a cap of 300 non-owner-occupied short-term rentals on the mainland. The […]

PORTLAND — More properties and more options for spending are the end results of four actions on tax increment financing passed Monday by city councilors. “We will be much better off by doing this than by not doing this,” Councilor Justin Costa said before the motions drew unanimous support. Costa is also chairman of the […]