PORTLAND — Efforts to create a mixed-use development in Bayside could be headed back to court. “We are pursuing the maximum amount of damages allowed by law,” local attorney Patrick Venne said Tuesday about suing the city for breach of contract over agreements to build what has been called the Midtown project on Somerset Street. The […]

PORTLAND — What to build, where to build and how to build on Munjoy Hill came into renewed focus over the last week. The Planning Board on Tuesday considered two plans for housing in workshops and voted on a third plan to build a four-story mix of retail and office space at 147-155 Washington Avenue. […]

PORTLAND — The School Board’s Finance Committee can expect significant push back this week from parents and others who don’t want to see reductions in the proposed fiscal year 2019 budget of $113 million. Meanwhile, at a joint meeting last week, city councilors told the board a 9 percent increase in spending proposed by Superintendent of […]

PORTLAND — The walls came tumbling down Monday at the Crooked Mile Cafe at Stevens and Brighton avenues. Yet the future is brewing at the coffee shop site, owner Joe McGonigle said as he watched excavator James Phelps raze the building city tax records say dates to 1950. “We were always going to fix or rebuild it; there […]

PORTLAND — The Fire Department’s 250th anniversary will be celebrated in print and at a public event at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Portland Fire Museum, 157 Spring St. The museum will be open to the public for the event and tours. Fire Chief David Jackson, department historian Mike Daicy, and the department Honor Guard will be […]

PORTLAND — A pilot program for city police officers wearing body cameras is expected to begin April 1. Police Chief Michael Sauschuck on March 22 said the program will begin with “at least a couple of cameras” next week, and is eventually intended to include body camera use by eight officers. Speaking at the Portland Public […]

Second of three stories. When it comes to tending the mental and emotional well-being of students, the longtime social workers at Portland High School say it’s all about crisis management. Sophia Payson and Katie Small have both worked at the school for more than a decade and each has a caseload of around 100 students […]

Arrests 3/19 at 8:13 a.m. Jean P. Falangani, 36, of Portland, was arrested on Milk Street by Officer Blake Cunningham on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 3/19 at 1:24 p.m. Steven Irakoze, 22, of Windham, was arrested on Brighton Avenue by Officer Mary Lukasiewicz on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 3/19 at 3:04 p.m. Adam […]

Arrests 3/19 at 8:13 a.m. Jean P. Falangani, 36, of Portland, was arrested on Milk Street by Officer Blake Cunningham on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 3/19 at 1:24 p.m. Steven Irakoze, 22, of Windham, was arrested on Brighton Avenue by Officer Mary Lukasiewicz on a charge of operating with a suspended or revoked license. 3/19 at 3:04 p.m. Adam […]