PORTLAND — Students, teachers, staff, and others at Casco Bay High School marched together Monday afternoon to protest what police have called a hate crime that took place at the city bus stop closest to the school late last week. Several hundred students and staff were joined in the demonstration of solidarity by city leaders […]

Arrests 1/22 at 3:42 a.m. Walter D. Phillips, 33, of Portland, was arrested on Maggie Lane by Officer Kyle Brake on charges of operating under the influence, failure to stop for an officer and failure to sign a summons. 1/22 at 4:47 a.m. Margaret A. Peters, 56, of Portland, was arrested on East Oxford Street by Officer Ayaovi […]

PORTLAND — Kindergarten enrollment starts in February with pre-registration applications due between Feb. 27 and March 10. Children must be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 15 to attend kindergarten. Enrollment appointments will take place at each neighborhood school. Parents or guardians must bring an original birth certificate, the child’s immunization record, and […]

PORTLAND — The Opportunity Alliance is expanding its crisis prevention and intervention services to include any individual, including children, who is suffering from heightened emotional or mental distress. The crisis help is accessible 24 hours a day. The available support includes a hotline, as well as face-to-face support with staff who can travel to the […]

PORTLAND — A city man was charged with three violations Tuesday after he drove into the Amtrak Downeaster at the crossing on Brighton Avenue near St. John Street on Jan. 27 around 8 a.m. Derso Mekonen, 56, whose address was not released, was issued summonses on a charge of driving to endanger, two charges of endangering […]

The Portland School Board is holding a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. to vote on formally sending a nearly $61 million elementary school bond to the City Council for its review. The agenda for the meeting is now available on the school district’s website. The meeting will be held in Room […]

PORTLAND — A key piece in the development of the former Portland Co. property will be partially funded by a federal grant. Planning and construction of a 220-slip marina at 58 Fore St. received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, administered by the Maine Department of Transportation. “We were very pleased to […]

PORTLAND — Is the need for space in the city shifting from residential to commercial? The 2017 Greater Portland Market Outlook released by CBRE/The Boulos Co. on Jan. 18 said 2016 vacancies for residential rentals and commercial space are headed in opposite directions, although both remain historically low. “Our Class A downtown market in Portland continues […]

PORTLAND — For those supporting a nearly $61 million bond designed to significantly upgrade four of the city’s elementary schools, the fight is not over – despite a 7-1 vote on Jan. 19 by an ad hoc committee that supports the spending. Anna Trevorrow, the School Board chairwoman, this week said, “In the end I’m satisfied […]