PORTLAND — The City Council on Monday approved a zoning change that will allow Husson University to move its campus from South Portland to outer Congress Street. The change to the R2 zone will allow “universities, colleges, and trade schools” within the zone as a conditional use. Husson administrators have said that the move, which […]

PORTLAND — The coalition of farmers that operates the city’s farmers markets wants more control over the market. Market coordinator Dan Price asked the city to give the Farmers Market Association the power to determine membership, enforce association rules, and collect fees from participating farmers, according to a memo from the city’s associate corporation counsel, […]

PORTLAND — The City Council granted a Congress Street music venue a license for late-night entertainment Monday, but the night club’s request has sparked a review of city policy expected to play out in council and committee meetings for several weeks. Port City Music Hall applied for a license for after-hours entertainment with dancing in […]

Wholesale bagel bakery coming to Portland with crowd-sourced support PORTLAND — On the 18th day, the Kickstarter crowd spoke, and the word was “bagels.” Paul Farrell, a burly boat-builder turned labor organizer turned bagel baker and the driving force behind the upstart Union Bagel Co., couldn’t be happier. With 12 days to spare, supporters contributed […]

BATH — One person remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday in the aftermath of a two-car collision on Route 1 that injured four people Monday night. A portion of the highway was closed for several hours. Both vehicles were northbound just north of the Congress Avenue overpass when a silver Acura driven by Joseph Boyington, […]

PORTLAND — Police Chief Michael Sauschuck announced Monday that Cmdr. Vernon Malloch will be the department’s next assistant chief. Malloch joined the department in 1984 and was promoted to commander in 2010. He has served as interim assistant chief for six months and previously led the department’s Tactical Enforcement Unit, the Jetport Unit in the […]

PORTLAND — A man arrested in an October 2011 drug bust that netted pills, guns, and cash will serve four years in jail after pleading guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court on March 15. Nelson Cruz, 27, was arrested after Maine Drug Enforcement Agency officials searched his home at 297 Presumpscot St. on Oct. 19, […]

FREEPORT — A warm and relatively snow-less winter is having a souring effect on a sweet early spring tradition in Maine. As maple syrup producers get ready for the annual Maine Maple Sunday, the president of the Maine Maple Producers Association said last year’s bumper yield of maple syrup will not be repeated. “It won’t […]

PORTLAND — There are times Michael Johnson wonders why Portland Arts and Technology High School isn’t bursting at the seams. If he had it his way, the school director would have a waiting list for every program as students jockey to get into classes that prepare them to enter a skilled trade after high school. […]

BRUNSWICK — Two months after the Village Review Board denied a bid by All Saints Parish to demolish the old rectory next to St. John the Baptist Church, the board’s decision has been reversed. After the parish appealed the review board’s decision on the grounds that maintaining the old rectory is an economic hardship, the Zoning […]