PORTLAND — A city councilor Tuesday said discussions will be held on whether the city should establish a safe house for drug addicts. Councilor Belinda Ray’s statement came after an advocate of abstinence in the addiction recovery community said the city needs a supervised place where addicts can safely use drugs. “It is not an endorsement […]

PORTLAND — The first public discussion of police use of body cameras comes Wednesday, Feb. 21, at a City Council workshop at 5 p.m. in City Hall. While public comment is not taken in workshops, it is also the first opportunity for the public to see the proposed policy on body camera use by police. City Manager […]

PORTLAND — Kristen Fox, a second-grade teacher at Reiche Elementary School, took part in a teaching fellow program last summer at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. Now she’s encouraging other teachers to apply for what she called a “magical experience.” Fox said she was looking for a “summer job experience in an outdoor setting where […]

PORTLAND — The Portland Public Library and the School Department have teamed up to create a new library card designed to increase the accessibility and visibility of the library to students and their families. Called SEED, for Student Education, Entertainment, and Discovery, the card is being piloted to students at Reiche Elementary and King Middle schools […]

PORTLAND — A plan to borrow $15.5 million for equipment, facility repairs, road work and school projects will have its first review Thursday, Feb. 22, by the City Council Finance Committee. The fiscal year 2019 capital improvements budget actually sets out almost $18 million in spending, including $4 million for work projects and vehicles for city […]

PORTLAND — A series of public meetings on potential redevelopment plans for the Portland Ocean Terminal building on the Maine State Pier continues Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. City spokeswoman Jessica Grondin said the meetings, which began Feb. 13, will bring together city staff, stakeholder groups and the public on redevelopment plans, which include a public […]

The Portland Arts and Technology High School team – Samantha Henry, Alexis Bellas, Everett Nye, and Ty Jordan – races against the clock Saturday, Feb. 17, under the close watch of manager D’Karee Watson-Deas during the Maine Restaurant Association’s Prostart Invitational at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland. Five teams from high schools […]

PORTLAND — A consultant’s report concludes five of seven mainland fire stations need replacement. The report, “Functional Assessment of Fire Station Locations,” completed for the Fire Department last October by Facets Consulting of Flagstaff, Arizona, said the stations are properly placed to meet the city’s needs, and response times fall well within an eight-minute standard. “It shows the […]

PORTLAND —  A new group home for former juvenile offenders could be open in Riverton by March 1. “To us, it is an opportunity to support young adults who have made mistakes in their lives and served their time,” Opportunity Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Tarpinian said Monday about the home at 1519 […]