PORTLAND — As many as 210 on-street parking spaces will be lost as part of extensive repaving of sections of Washington and Allen avenues. The parking changes were approved Aug. 13 by city councilors. City Public Works Director Chris Branch said they will go into effect once the repaving is completed. Branch said the $3.27 […]

PORTLAND — Both parties involved are saying little about the sudden departure of Assistant City Manager Mona Bector. Bector’s departure was confirmed Aug. 17 by city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin, who added there would be no further official comment on her departure. The city has provided no details on a search for Bector’s replacement. Bector’s hiring was […]

PORTLAND — Bids for the job to repair, renovate and upgrade the North Deering fire station at 386 Allen Ave. are scheduled to be opened Aug. 28 at City Hall. A kitchen fire closed the station almost a year ago and the city is projecting it will cost at least $1.3 million to get it updated […]

PORTLAND — LearningWorks has received a significant grant to assist students who are not meeting literacy and math benchmarks by providing them with tutoring, mentoring and extracurricular enrichment. The $497,646 grant will fund the AIMS HIGH program, which recruits, trains, and supports AmeriCorps volunteers that will work at five elementary schools across Southern Maine that have […]

PORTLAND — A portion of a deeded right of way on Portland Pier may soon be eliminated. While councilors have yet to vote on discontinuing a right of way down the center of the pier toward the water’s edge, the move is seen by city officials as a way to help repair the pier and boost […]

PORTLAND — Even in the face of recent tariffs on a host of overseas goods by President Trump and the resulting retaliations by foreign governments, businesses in Maine are still making their presence felt in the global marketplace. In fact, last year Maine companies exported $2.7 billion in goods and services to 176 countries around the […]

PORTLAND — A million pounds of food can feed a lot of hungry people, but when that food is salvaged from what would otherwise be thrown away, it does even more good. And that’s where the Wayside Food Programs comes in. It rescued 500 tons of food from grocery stores, wholesalers, farmers markets, restaurants and more […]

PORTLAND — The city is now accepting nominations for its annual Economic Development Awards. In an Aug. 16 press release, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said nominations will be accepted until 3 p.m. Sept. 11 for Economic Development Achievement, Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year. The city and the Portland Development Corporation sponsor the […]

PORTLAND — Expect bells and whistles. Sirens, too. More than 150 fire trucks are expected to take part in a Sept. 22 downtown parade as part of the 55th Maine State Firefighters Convention, to be held Sept. 21-23 at the Cross Insurance Arena, and the 250th-anniversary celebration of the city Fire Department.  The parade and festival permit […]