PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, trumpeted nearly $122 million in grants the state has received from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER Grant program in a visit to the Port of Portland. Collins, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx and others toured the waterfront Monday afternoon, Oct. 3, after visiting the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, […]

PORTLAND — With Democratic state Rep. Ben Chipman now seeking election in state Senate District 27, the race to replace him pits Democrat Rachel Talbot Ross and Republican Carol Taylor. Taylor, however, is not actively campaigning and declined to be interviewed about her candidacy. Green Independent Party candidate Russell Hoskins withdrew from the race after the […]

PORTLAND — A package of five policy items dealing with “housing insecurity” is expected to be introduced to the City Council on Oct. 17.  The package was endorsed by the five-member Housing Committee Sept. 28, with Councilor Spencer Thibodeau opposed. The policies do not fundamentally change lease terms or add rent controls, and was criticized during a […]

PORTLAND — In a move Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said reflects a change in his attitude, city patrol officers on Sept. 30 began carrying the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Known by its Narcan tradename, naloxone blocks the effects of opioid overdoses. “I don’t think Narcan is a long-term solution,” Sauschuck said at a press conference outside police […]

PORTLAND — The three-way race for an at-large City Council seat involves two elected officials and a candidate who ran unsuccessfully two years ago. Incumbent Councilor Jon Hinck is challenged by School Board member Pious Ali, and two-time council candidate Matthew Coffey. Hinck, 62, of 142 Pine St., is completing his first term on the council, […]

Arrests 9/26 at 1:18 p.m. Shane L. Carland, 23, of Portland, was arrested on Portland Street by Officer Sean Hurley on charges of disorderly conduct and violating conditions of release. 9/26 at 10:41 p.m. Kaysean Moss, 45, of Portland, was arrested on Congress Street by Officer Morgan MacLean on a charge of criminal trespass. 9/27 at 12:12 a.m. Raymond […]

PORTLAND — Gregory Nisbet, charged with six counts of manslaughter after the deadliest fire in the city in 50 years, is scheduled to go on trial Friday, Sept. 30. Nisbet, 51, of 124 Noyes St., was charged in connection with the Nov. 1, 2014, fire that killed six people at his apartment building at 20-24 Noyes St. […]

PORTLAND — Construction of a office complex in Stroudwater could begin early in 2017, after the Planning Board approved the site plan Sept. 20. Northland Enterprises will buy Portland Elks Lodge 188 at 1945 Congress St. for $1.25 million, and build a 25,000-square-foot office building to become the new home for Clark Insurance. “It feels great. […]

PORTLAND — The group planning to redevelop the former Portland Co. property at 58 Fore St. will host a neighborhood meeting at the site at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. The meeting is the first following CPB2’s application to the city Planning Board for a master plan and traffic movement permit for mixed-use development of the […]

Arrests 9/18 at 8:25 a.m. Joseph C. Fish, 45, no address listed, was arrested on Oxford Street by Officer Jason Nadeau on an outstanding warrant from another agency. 9/18 at 10:22 a.m. Bryan E. Frank, 37, of Portland, was arrested on Oak Street by Officer Joshua Holben on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking and an outstanding warrant […]