Former U.S. President Bill Clinton appeals to the crowd Tuesday night at the Portland Expo during a rally supporting Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s gubernatorial bid against incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent challenger Eliot Cutler. Clinton headlined the rally, which drew about 1,600 people and included speeches from U.S. Senate candidate Shenna Bellows, […]

PORTLAND — Mercy Hospital has taken initial steps for a major expansion along the Fore River that will end the hospital’s presence downtown by 2018. The hospital is seeking to amend a conditional zone agreement reached with the city in 2001 that paved the way for it to build on the Fore River Parkway in […]

PORTLAND — A new discussion about a buffer zone outside Planned Parenthood of Northern New England will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at City Hall. The City Council Public Safety, Health & Human Services Committee will hear from city attorney Trish McAllister on what might be done to limit contact between anti-abortion activists […]

PORTLAND — Island living could become a little more affordable with the city seeking a buyer for a Cliff Island home and fuel station. On Aug. 27, the City Council Housing & Community Development Committee finalized a request for proposals for the 19,500-square-foot lot at 16 Fisherman’s Cove. The property, formerly owned by Holly Kessinger […]

Portland Public Schools Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk departs Ocean Avenue Elementary School on Tuesday morning during a bicycle tour of seven city schools on the first day of classes. Caulk’s ride was meant to encourage students to exercise daily by biking or walking to school.

PORTLAND — A long-term fix for one of the city’s most troubled intersections has been funded by the region’s source of state and federal highway aid. On Aug. 21, the Portland Area Regional Comprehensive Transportation System, better known by its PACTS acronym, committed almost $2.9 million to construct two rotaries where Deering and Brighton avenues […]

PORTLAND — Owners of large properties with expansive roofs, paved parking lots and other impervious surfaces will bear the economic brunt of a proposed plan to fund storm-water treatment efforts in the city. By January 2016, residents and business owners could be assessed a $6-per-month fee for each 1,200 square feet of impervious surface. The […]

PORTLAND — With the start of the school year at hand, the Portland Public Schools has new faces in the administration. Michael Derry was hired as the School Department’s technology services director, replacing Trey Bachner, who resigned this year to go into the private sector. Barbara Stoddard was hired as talent development strategy coordinator, which is a […]

PORTLAND — The public is invited to join city firefighters making 10 climbs of stairs inside One Monument Square, beginning at 9 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 14. Sponsored by the Portland Fire Department and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the climb up 11 floors, 10 times, will make a total of 110 flights in honor of the […]