PORTLAND — An attempted suicide Tuesday night remains under investigation at the Cumberland County Jail on County Way. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Steve Butts said inmate Dante Majeroni, 26, was found with a sheet around his neck in his cell by corrections officers around 10:30 p.m. Butts said Majeroni was initially unresponsive, and was treated by […]

PORTLAND — Supporters of a $64 million bond to repair and upgrade four elementary schools will get another vote March 27 after the City Council failed to endorse the proposal Monday. Six councilors, including Mayor Ethan Strimling, favor the $64 million bond. They turned aside two proposals for less borrowing from Councilors Jill Duson, Nick […]

PORTLAND — The new Equality Community Center in downtown is designed to provide a safe and welcoming place for LGBTQ people of all types to gather for activities, or to just talk about everyday challenges. The center at 511 Congress St. is overseen by a hub of LGBTQ nonprofit organizations, including Equality Maine and Portland […]

PORTLAND — As the Planning Board continues to discuss zoning to allow Maine Medical Center to expand, the state will weigh in on the need for an expansion. Hospital spokesman Clay Holtzman said March 17 press release the hospital has filed a certificate of need with the state Department of Health and Human Services that covers […]

PORTLAND — Services for treating opioid addiction will soon be available at the India Street Public Health Center. Grace Street Recovery Services, a Lewiston-based, for-profit treatment center, has sublet space at 103 India St., where the city now leases space for a needle exchange and testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. The building is […]

PORTLAND — As schematics go, Congress Square is taking on a vibrant new shape. The third and final public meeting on the Congress Square redesign, held March 16 at the Portland Westin Harborview Hotel, allowed consultants from Philadelphia-based Wallace, Roberts & Todd to refine a vision for the area along Congress, High and Free streets from the hotel […]

PORTLAND — The State Board of Education has given final design and funding approval for the construction of a new building to replace Hall Elementary School on Orono Road. In addition to announcing final state approval for Hall School, this week the Portland School Board is expected to approve a new application requesting state construction […]

PORTLAND — For more than 60 years Leland Merrill has made a daily pilgrimage to Widgery Wharf on the city’s waterfront. These days Merrill, now in his early 90s, no longer works a lobster boat, but he still has many friends on the wharf. Merrill’s tales of life and work among the lobstermen based in […]

PORTLAND — Kellogg Street resident Joey Brunelle announced March 15 at City Hall that he is running for the City Council. He will seek the at-large seat now held by Councilor Jill Duson. Brunelle, 31, a web designer and developer, said he is running to provide “creative progressive solutions to benefit all Portlanders.” He pledged not […]