PORTLAND — One of the buyers of The Portland Co. complex on the city’s eastern waterfront is Jim Brady, a well-known Yarmouth developer behind such projects as the planned boutique hotel in the former Portland Press Herald building. Brady on Monday said he is a major partner in a group that purchased the 10-acre waterfront […]

PORTLAND — With construction of the initial portion of The Bay House housing complex nearing completion, developers are preparing to begin the project’s second phase. Plans call for the complex to to include a mix of market-rate condominiums, apartments, retail space and parking in the area bordered by Hancock, India, Middle and Newbury streets. A […]

PORTLAND — Your time has almost come if you’ve been counting the minutes until the return of the iconic clock that stood in Monument Square since 1975. For the past three months, the landmark has been missing as it undergoes repair. But it could be reinstalled as soon as late August. The city-owned clock had […]

PORTLAND — As students enter their last month of summer break, early reporting on participation in the city’s summer meals programs indicates a dramatic increase from 2012. After a concerted effort by the School Department to advertise and offer food at more locations, Food Service Director Ron Adams said attendance has probably doubled from last […]

PORTLAND — Voters will likely see another school budget referendum in September after a majority of the City Council Finance Committee voted last week to recommend the referendum to the council. In a 3-1 vote on July 25, with Chairman John Anton opposed, the committee recommended the council on Aug. 5 take up the issue […]

PORTLAND — While two political veterans have already taken out nomination papers for a three-year, at-large seat on the City Council, one name that won’t appear on the ballot is that of the councilor they hope to replace, John Anton. Anton has said publicly that he will not seek re-election for a third consecutive term. […]