PORTLAND — Democratic Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross is her party’s nominee for the House District 40 seat. Talbot Ross, the incumbent, defeated challenger Herb Adams by a 810-260 vote Tuesday. The Democratic primary result virtually assures Talbot Ross of re-election Nov. 6 as the Republicans did not have a candidate in the primary election. House […]

PORTLAND — A trimmed down $110.6 million fiscal year 2019 education budget was overwhelmingly approved by city voters Tuesday. The unofficial tally was 10,992 to 3,120 in a record turnout. In 2017, more than 4,000 voters cast ballots in the school budget referendum to set the previous high mark. The budget was reduced from the original proposal […]

PORTLAND — Two plans filed with the city would create new housing on the West End and adjacent to the Redlon Park neighborhood. One would add a seven-lot subdivision at 130-144 Bancroft St., replacing an existing home on the road that runs between Capisic Street and Brighton Avenue. The other would convert office space at […]

PORTLAND — Two plans filed with the city would create new housing on the West End and adjacent to the Redlon Park neighborhood. One would add a seven-lot subdivision at 130-144 Bancroft St., replacing an existing home on the road that runs between Capisic Street and Brighton Avenue. The other would convert office space at […]

PORTLAND — Courtney Lewis and her husband work six jobs between them. On June 7, she said, paid time off would help them raise their two children. “If I have to leave because I am sick, it is on my own dime,” she said, noting her husband gets paid time off when he is teaching. […]

PORTLAND — With a new location, a private preschool that admits children with and without special needs hopes to expand its program offerings. The Children’s Odyssey Preschool, a nonprofit founded in 1992, is moving into the former Reed Elementary School on Homestead Avenue later this summer following a total renovation of the building. On June 23, […]

PORTLAND — The ancient Chinese art of tai chi is designed to integrate the mind and body for overall physical and spiritual wellness. But it can also be easily practiced in a group setting, which makes it a perfect activity for community-building, according tothe Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine. These are just some of the […]

PORTLAND — The ancient Chinese art of tai chi is designed to integrate the mind and body for overall physical and spiritual wellness. But it can also be easily practiced in a group setting, which makes it a perfect activity for community-building, according tothe Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine. These are just some of the […]

PORTLAND — As surfaces go, Chris Denison said it was a hardy one. “Murals don’t last forever when they are outdoors; it lasted as long as I expected it to,” Denison said Monday about his work outside 80 Exchange St. The trompe l’oeil image covering four stories overlooking Tommy’s Park is gone after 32 years, but the […]

PORTLAND — A 15-year-old Portland High School student was arrested last week and later released into the custody of his parents after being charged with terrorizing, according to a Police Department press release Monday. Lt. Robert Martin said administrators at the high school learned around 7:45 a.m. June 7 that the student had threatened to […]