Arrests 1/29 at 2:40 p.m. Erica Smith, 37, no address listed, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer Jason Nadeau on charges of forgery, criminal trespass, theft by receiving stolen property and theft of lost, mislaid or mistakenly delivered property. 1/29 at 7:34 p.m. Jessica A. Dudley, 24, of Lebanon, was arrested on Riverside Street by Officer Jonathan […]

PORTLAND — Seating designed to foster friendship and encourage interaction among students who might not normally connect is popping up at schools across the country, including at Lyseth Elementary in the city’s north end. But the Buddy Bench installed last year at Lyseth is too plain to attract much attention, at least according to third-graders […]

PORTLAND — No wrongdoing was found in a state review of emails sent to city councilors by providers of short-term housing rentals. “We have reviewed the emails, and we have concluded that there is no basis for a criminal investigation at this time,” Maine Attorney General’s Office spokesman Timothy Feeley said Feb. 1. Mayor Ethan Strimling […]

PORTLAND — Nicole Hardy of Scarborough lost her father to a heart attack when he was 28. Yet Hardy, who spoke Feb. 3 at Portland City Hall on National Go Red Day, was never considered truly at risk for heart disease. “People would always tell me that I was lucky because women didn’t have heart attacks,” […]

PORTLAND — Police Chief Michael Sauschuck has been named the top cop in the state by his peers. The city announced Feb. 2 that Sauschuck was awarded the David W. Pickering Chief’s Award by the Maine Association of Police at its annual awards banquet Jan. 28. The award is named in honor of the former Cape Elizabeth […]

PORTLAND — The Maine Republican Party is questioning School Superintendent Xavier Botana’s response to an alleged hate-based incident against four black Casco Bay High School students on Jan. 27. In a press release, the Maine GOP said it has received “numerous complaints … some even from school district employees” about a letter to the community […]

After several weeks of renovations, the Portland Museum of Art celebrated its reopening Friday, Feb. 3, with what was billed as “the largest 3D projection in downtown Portland’s history” – a 130-foot wide cinematic display on the museum’s outer facade. Hundreds of people gathered in Congress Square to watch during the monthly First Friday art walk. […]

PORTLAND — A city man was arrested late Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, in connection with an alleged hate crime against four black students at Casco Bay High School last week. Police Lt. Robert Martin said Jamie Hoffman, 20, was charged with two counts of assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and interference with constitutional and civil […]

PORTLAND — A court hearing could reactivate criminal charges against 17 protesters arrested during a July 15, 2016, Portland Racial Justice Congress rally. Attorney Jon Gale, who represents city resident Alba Briggs, on Monday said no court date has been set to hear a motion by the Cumberland County district attorney’s office to place the cases on […]