PORTLAND — The Cedars, an assisted living and long-term care facility at 630 Ocean Ave., plans to expand and shift its living arrangements. “The project is largely driven by the evolution of the care model, with a shift towards the household model of care delivery and private rooms for residents,” according to site plan application materials […]

PORTLAND — A major infrastructure improvement project along State Street hasn’t just inconvenienced motorists. Students walking to school have also had to contend with the disruption, which often meant altering their route. This week, a crossing guard normally stationed at the busy intersection of State Street and Cumberland Avenue will be back on duty after students […]

PORTLAND — Woodfords Corner is one of the oldest and busiest intersections in the state. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, the Friends of Woodfords Corner are hosting a meeting to promote taking a fresh look at the area and its businesses. The meeting will be held on the second floor of the Oddfellows Hall, 651 Forest Ave. “We are […]

PORTLAND — Students at Casco Bay High School hope to implement a plan to address bias in schools and the wider community. The goal is to “help the community better understand the recent rise in discrimination and hate crimes taking place across the nation and (locally), consider ways of making a difference, and plan how to […]

PORTLAND — Road and infrastructure construction later this year is likely to complicate travel around the University of Southern Maine. On Jan. 11 at King Middle School, city officials detailed sewer separation work planned on both sides of Forest Avenue, including the stretch of Bedford Street that passes through the USM campus. A second meeting on […]

PORTLAND — The domestic partner of a Riverton woman shot Jan. 7 was arrested Jan. 13 and charged with her murder. Anthony Leng, 40, of 46 Dorothy St., allegedly killed Sokha Khuon in the home they shared, Lt. Robert Martin said in a Police Department press release. Dorothy Street is north of Morrill’s Corner and off Forest […]

PORTLAND — A frequent critic of local government arrested in November at a Scarborough Town Council meeting and charged with criminal trespass pleaded not guilty in a Jan. 10 arraignment.  Michael Doyle, 69, of Falmouth, was arrested by Sgt. Mary Pearson during the public comment period of the meeting. He later called his arrest “unlawful” and […]

PORTLAND — A frequent critic of local government arrested in November at a Scarborough Town Council meeting and charged with criminal trespass pleaded not guilty in a Jan. 10 arraignment.  Michael Doyle, 69, of Falmouth, was arrested by Sgt. Mary Pearson during the public comment period of the meeting. He later called his arrest “unlawful” and […]

PORTLAND — Redlon Park, a neighborhood tucked away near the intersection of Stevens Avenue and Capisic Street, is at the center of two city land-use questions. On Jan. 3, city councilors approved turning 1.8 acres spread across 16 parcels over to the city land bank for use as public open space. Fifteen of the 16 parcels […]