PORTLAND — The April 6 courthouse arrest of a Somali immigrant by federal agents continued to ripple this week, when the man said he is a legal resident of the U.S. As of Tuesday, Abdi Farah Ali, 28, of 53 Haskell St., Westbrook, remained in the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. His treatment and the arrests of others […]

PORTLAND — A capital improvements bonding plan that could add 6 cents to the city property tax rate was passed by the City Council April 5. But the fiscal year 2018 capital improvements plan could come back for another vote if the School Board amends the spending plan included with the CIP. On Tuesday, the city […]

PORTLAND — Driving along Cumberland Avenue, doing outreach to the city’s homeless residents, Courtney Woods said she would welcome a nurse practitioner’s help. “There are a lot of things people don’t want to go to the hospital for,” Woods said. By July 1, there will be a health-care professional along for the ride as the Milestone […]

PORTLAND — Founded 120 years ago, Waynflete School is celebrating its presence on the city’s West End with an exhibit that includes archival photos, original architectural drawings and more. An opening reception for the exhibit, “Building Waynflete,” will be held on Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. in the art gallery at the private school. Seating […]

PORTLAND — Derso Mekonen, who police said tried to beat the Amtrak Downeaster through a grade crossing at 8 a.m. on Jan. 27, was indicted April 7 on several charges. A Cumberland County grand jury indicted Mekonen, 56, on a count of Class C reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, two Class D counts of endangering […]

Arrests 4/3 at 12:08 a.m. Derek S. Stover, 56, of Portland, was arrested on Middle Street by Officer Andrew Castonguay on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 4/3 at 2 p.m. Steven P. Konyaki, 36, of Portland, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Kimberly Donnell on charges of theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release. 4/3 at […]

PORTLAND — A fifth-grader at Ocean Avenue Elementary School has won a Girls Rock! award from Hardy Girls Healthy Women for the volunteer work she does with kindergarten students. Twice a week, Madalena Rocha works with kindergarten students who are new to the country and to school, and also don’t speak English. She was born in Angola, […]

PORTLAND — A five-year old lien is at the center of a new court fight over the home of City Councilor Jill Duson. Duson on Monday declined to discuss the case. She is scheduled for an April 25 hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 537 Congress St., in an effort to discharge almost $35,000 in debt […]