PORTLAND — Grecia Caraballo, a Spanish immersion teacher at Lyseth Elementary School, was named teacher of the year by the Foreign Language Association of Maine. Caraballo was recognized at FLAME’s recent annual conference, where she was honored for “working with children and inspiring them to delve into new experiences and cultural activities,” according to the […]

PORTLAND — Evergreen Cemetery on Stevens Avenue is the city’s largest green space, and it has a few “Friends” worried about its upkeep. At the March 2 meeting of the City Council Finance Committee, several members of the Friends of Evergreen implored councilors to add more than $80,000 to the fiscal year 2018 capital improvements plan […]

PORTLAND — There is no time for Space this month, but the arts venue at 538 Congress St. will reopen with new dimensions next month. “This is a chance to do physical improvements, a whole bunch of things at once,” interim Executive Director Gibson Fay-LeBlanc said March 3. The gallery closed March 8 and will reopen in […]

PORTLAND — A City Council vote on a bond to renovate and upgrade four elementary schools has been a long time coming, and whether the $64 million question will appear on a ballot is still not certain. In a City Hall meeting set to begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, councilors will hold a […]

PORTLAND — City councilors are ready to up the ante on their support for an affordable senior housing project on Stevens Avenue. On March 8, the Housing Committee unanimously approved reallocating a $201,000 federal grant from a planned Portland Housing Authority project at 58 Boyd St. to the redevelopment of the former St. Joseph’s Convent at […]

FALMOUTH — The Theatre Company at Falmouth High won the Class A regional competition this past weekend for its production of “The Little Foxes.” The school now heads to the state finals on March 24 and 25. The school also won awards for ensemble cast, set design and costumes. Jack Warnock, Izzy Goldberg and Althea Finch-Brand also […]

PORTLAND — Gang D. Majok, convicted for the murder of Trey Arsenault on March 3, pleaded guilty March 10 in the Jan. 28, 2014, shooting outside the former Sangillo’s Tavern that left a man paralyzed. Majok, 32, of 4 Kennedy Park, was charged with Class A elevated aggravated assault for shooting Nasir Hirad outside 18 […]

PORTLAND — The theater program at Waynflete took home top honors at the Class B Maine Drama Festival one-act competition this past weekend. The school will now head to the state finals March 24 and 25. Waynflete’s production of “The Great Bank Robbery” also brought home awards for student playwright Jesse Brooks. The school also […]