city of portland

Published
May 19, 2022

EPA awards $3.9 million for cleanup, redevelopment of brownfield sites in Greater Portland

The sites have not been selected yet by the Greater Portland Council of Governments, which says the money from the federal agency is the single largest grant it has ever received.
Published
May 18, 2022

Philanthropic organization hands out $1.5 million in grants to Maine nonprofits

The John T. Gorman Foundation announced Wednesday it will award 90 grants to organizations that provide food, shelter and essential services to vulnerable Mainers.
Published
May 15, 2022

For asylum seekers in a city with a housing crunch, finding apartments is not easy

It can take many months to find landlords who will take their vouchers and rents they can afford.
Published
May 10, 2022

South Portland stops short of ending longstanding membership in regional planning agency

City councilors want more information and discussion about how the city is being treated in regard to regional transit funding.
Published
May 8, 2022

University of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement

The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
Published
May 5, 2022

Portland says it can no longer guarantee housing to asylum-seeking families

The city gave notice to federal agencies and organizations on the southern border Wednesday that it can neither guarantee shelter to newly arriving families nor promise to help them find other housing.
Published
May 2, 2022

Portland’s outdoor dining scene won’t be as expansive this summer

Regulations that took effect last month replace the more relaxed permit standards that were allowed because of the pandemic.
Published
April 29, 2022

Pilot program puts food trucks in parking lot off the Eastern Promenade

The city manager has approved a pilot program relocating the trucks to 10 spots in the middle-level parking lot on Cutter Street.
Published
April 22, 2022

Congress Square’s $7.2 million makeover has begun. Expect disruptions.

One day it will have wider sidewalks, lusher landscaping, new art. But it's going to be messy for a time before it's done.
Published
April 20, 2022

Police still searching for truck driver who struck cars, building in Portland

Portland police have not released any more information about their progress in identifying the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck cars and a building last Friday but kept on trucking.