PORTLAND — The number of Spanish language classes offered in the city’s elementary schools may be increasing. At a Curriculum and Educational Planning Committee meeting Monday night, Grace Valenzuela, director of the district’s Multilingual and Multicultural Center, presented two options to increase the amount of time students are learning Spanish in school. The first would […]

PORTLAND — Thompson’s Point has become a destination synonymous with craft beer, summer concerts and ice skating. Now, the evolving development is adding a new winter activity: tubing – on a two-story, man-made hill. The structure is being dubbed The Hill, to go along with The Rink at Thompson’s Point. Thompson’s Point co-owner Chris Thompson said […]

Arrests 11/6 at 1:03 p.m. Krista J. Rickett, 43, of Portland, was arrested on Marginal Way by Officer David Moore on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking. 11/6 at 2:03 p.m. Dana Alderson, 48, no address listed, was arrested on Frederic Street by Officer Kevin Haley on outstanding warrants from another agency. 11/6 at 5:36 p.m. Simon Kong, 33, […]

The “supermoon” sets over Back Cove in Portland Monday morning in this image made from the city’s Eastern Promenade. The moon this week is closer to the earth than it has been in almost 70 years, and closer than it will be for another 18 years, which makes it appear larger and brighter. It also […]

PORTLAND — A 25-year-old man remained in Cumberland County Jail on Tuesday, facing multiple charges following a late night shooting in the Old Port on Nov. 10. Noor Mohamed, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, unauthorized use of property, operating under the influence […]

PORTLAND — It was blustery and bustling Nov. 11 as the annual Veterans Day parade made its way down Congress Street from Longfellow Square to City Hall. Led by the Portland Police Color Guard and Grand Marshal Mert Rutherford, members of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and active military members stepped off at […]

PORTLAND — Incumbent Laurie Davis held on to her District 3 School Board seat by a slim margin Tuesday, narrowly defeating challenger William Linnell, 3,270 to 3,169. Two candidates who ran unopposed for at-large seats on the board were also elected to the School Board. Unofficial results Tuesday night showed Davis had 50.78 percent of […]

PORTLAND — Some are old, some are new, some were unopposed, but Portland stayed blue. Democrats swept their way into eight state House seats and two state Senate seats Tuesday, even as some experienced legislators will step aside because of state term limit laws. Both of the city’s state Senate seats were open, and were won […]

PORTLAND — Incumbents were upended Tuesday in the Portland City Council elections. School Board member Pious Ali easily defeated Councilor Jon Hinck and challenger Matthew Coffey to win the at-large seat with 62 percent of the vote, 21,010 to 6,840 to 5,720. Hinck was seeking his second council term. In District 3, which covers the southern and […]