PORTLAND — Colucci’s Hilltop Market, a decades-old, family-run fixture at 135 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill, will likely be closed “a couple months” after it was severely damaged by an alleged arson early Saturday, store co-owner Dickie Colucci said Monday afternoon. “There’s smoke damage, there’s water damage. The ceilings came down, and the tiles on […]

PORTLAND — The School Department is seeking volunteers to safely shepherd students to school as it hopes to be the first city in the state with a coordinated, regular “walking school bus” program. Volunteer leaders will supervise students walking to either Reiche Community School or East End Community school as a part of the new program, […]

PORTLAND — The city last week launched a free, updated online guide to help businesses navigate licensing and permitting rules, get financial assistance and find information about city services. The “Guide to Doing Business in Portland” also includes links to downloadable city applications, a check-list of requirements for starting a business, and contact information for […]

PORTLAND — Public forums on planned improvements to five city elementary schools will take place over the next three weeks. The forums will present an opportunity for the public to review two or three concept designs for improvements to Hall, Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche elementary schools. Oak Point Associates, the consulting firm hired by the […]

PORTLAND — Twenty Catherine McAuley High School students are working to end bullying after a one-of-a-kind leadership program based on the Navy SEALs ethos taught them how to better support their peers. The anti-bullying program began with a leadership program similar to those that have been used at McAuley in the past, but blossomed into something […]

PORTLAND — Casco Bay High School enrollment will grow next year as a part of a three-year expansion project to meet increasing demand. The high school is now capped at 70 students per grade level because of space limitations. But with the expansion, ninth- and 10thgrade class sizes will increase by 30 students. The additional students […]

PORTLAND — A Portland man was arrested Friday for allegedly trafficking in crack cocaine, a spokesman for the state Drug Enforcement Agency said Monday. Police arrested Nega M. Negash, 39, after the Acura sedan he was in failed to stop at a stop sign on Congress Street near Marston Street. Acting on information from the […]