PORTLAND — The city is ready to take the fight against opioid addiction to what it believes is a primary source of the problems. City councilors on Monday approved a resolution allowing Corporation Counsel Danielle West-Chuhta to work with two law firms “to prosecute the city’s legal claims against manufacturers and distributors of opioids arising out […]

Mulhah Albadri, left, and her son Mohammed Al Mshakeel pose for photographs on Friday, Sept. 15, following a naturalization ceremony at Portland City Hall, where Al Mshakeel, who is originally from Iraq, became a United States citizen. The ceremony recognized Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, both observed Sept. 17. Constitution Week is also being recognized […]

A team from L.L. Bean built this backpack can sculpture in Portland’s Monument Square on Friday, Sept. 15, for the second annual United We CAN food drive organized the United Way of Greater Portland. Wayside Food Program distributes food collected to pantries, soup kitchens and shelters throughout Cumberland County. Last year’s event set a record for Cumberland […]

A team from L.L. Bean built this backpack can sculpture in Portland’s Monument Square on Friday, Sept. 15, for the second annual United We CAN food drive organized the United Way of Greater Portland. Wayside Food Program distributes food collected to pantries, soup kitchens and shelters throughout Cumberland County. Last year’s event set a record for Cumberland […]

PORTLAND — City and community leaders will gather 1-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 for the “Why Local?” forum at Hannaford Hall at the University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford St. The free forum, organized by Portland Buy Local, will examine ways to boost the local economy and fight displacement of local businesses by national and multinational […]

PORTLAND — Built on the site of a former horse racing track in 1922, Deering High School was recently named one of the most beautiful public high schools in the country by Architectural Digest magazine. The magazine posted a list of the most beautiful high schools in each state on its website Sept. 12, and Deering […]

PORTLAND — Learning skills like self-awareness, relationship building and responsible decision-making are just as important as academics for students. That’s according to the new proficiency learning standards that schools across Maine are beginning to implement, including at the Peaks Island Elementary School, where this year the focus is on teaching kids the habits of respect and […]

PORTLAND — Jesse J. Taylor, whose July 29 outburst in Sisters Gourmet Deli went viral on the internet, was accused Sept. 14 by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills of violating the civil rights of deli staff. Mills announced her office has filed a civil rights complaint in Cumberland County Superior Court against Taylor, 36, because he […]

PORTLAND — Hoping to make Lincoln Middle School a place where harmony rules, counselors at the school have begun a new after-school program focused on mindfulness. Led by Debbie Mazjanis and Peg Bessey, the weekly sessions are open to both students and staff. The hope is that participants will learn to regulate their emotional responses and […]