PORTLAND — Police on Wednesday said a man who grabbed a grocery store shopping cart with a 2-month-old infant inside on Oct. 20 did so by accident. “It is a very frightening event for all parents and raised safety concerns in our community. It is important for our citizens to know that as disturbing as this […]

PORTLAND — Groundbreaking for the new WEX headquarters at Thames and Hancock streets was scheduled for Tuesday morning. Built on what had been a city-owned parking lot, the building will be a four-story, 100,000-square-foot structure developed by Jonathan Cohen of 0 Hancock LLC. The $3.3 million sale of 1.1 acres to Cohen was approved by the […]

PORTLAND — It’s not hard to enjoy the Bayside neighborhood on a sunny day. It’s the wet days that should concern residents and city planners, according to the final report of the Bayside Adapts group. A synopsis of the report presented to the City Council Sustainability & Transportation Committee Oct. 18 estimates the neighborhood between Back Cove […]

PORTLAND — Homeless Voices for Justice will host a forum at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, with City Council candidates. Candidates running for one at-large seat and seats in District 4 and District 5 will be at Preble Street, 252 Oxford St. The forum will include a question-and-answer session with the public, according to an Oct. […]

PORTLAND — Artists coming together to support community service projects dreamed up by students at the city’s schools is the mission behind the nonprofit Painting for a Purpose. Created by two retired Portland educators, the organization asks artists to create a variety of whimsical, hand-painted items for its annual auction. The proceeds then fund grants for […]

PORTLAND — Contemplating a future as a marine scientist working in the Gulf of Maine, Emma Christman is spending her senior year of high school helping kids at Peaks Island Elementary School grow kelp. Christman is a student at Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in downtown Portland, and is teaching the younger students about aquaculture, […]

PORTLAND — In their bid to protect the ocean from litter, two students at King Middle School have won the People’s Choice Award from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The council held its annual conservation leadership awards ceremony Oct. 19 in Bath, where Addie Farmer, 13, and Lainey Randall, 14, were both honored. The conservation […]

PORTLAND — The Cedars senior living community has received a legacy gift from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation to build a new health-care facility. The $1.5 million dontaion will help The Cedars “transform senior care in Maine and around the country,” according to a press release. “The board was looking for a meaningful way to honor Sam’s […]