PORTLAND — A Falmouth business executive has purchased a minority share in the Maine Red Claws basketball team and joined the group planning to redevelop Thompson’s Point. Stephen Woods, president and chief executive officer of marketing firm TideSmart Global on Route 1 in Falmouth, announced Tuesday that he is the newest part-owner of the National […]

PORTLAND — Anyone driving over the Martins Point Bridge recently has noticed several pieces of equipment operating in the water beside the bridge. “What you’re seeing out in the field right now is the drilling for soil borings for the Supplemental Boring Program,” said Leanne Timberlake of the Maine Department of Transportation. “The information gathered […]

PORTLAND — “Brace yourself. Winter is coming.” That, according to posters around town, is the reason to bring used clothes to trade this weekend at Swap Maine. In May, a group of fashion bloggers from Portland organized the first Swap Maine event at Headgames on Free Street. Approximately 250 people showed up, donating bags of […]

PORTLAND — Acting Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said Monday police are looking for someone who threw an acid bomb into the Lincoln Park campsite of Occupy Maine protesters last weekend. And he said it’s not the only explosion reported early Sunday morning. Sauschuck said officers also heard an explosion or gunshot about an hour before […]

PORTLAND — In a city known for its creative economy and Buy Local movement, a seemly innocuous proposal to create a weekly craft fair in Monument Square is pitting artists and craftsmen against farmers and business owners. The city began receiving complaints this summer about the number of craftspeople who were setting up tables in […]

PORTLAND — Operators of the Amtrak Downeaster have decided to keep the train station at Thompson’s Point. The decision comes as a group of stakeholders are working to move a nearby business that could pave the way for an improved transportation center for rail, buses and vehicles. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority said […]

PORTLAND — Cumberland County voters will be asked Nov. 8 to approve borrowing $33 million to renovate the Cumberland County Civic Center. The 34-year-old Spring Street building hosts concerts, shows, conferences and the Portland Pirates professional hockey team. The total cost of the 25-year bond, including interest, is estimated at $55 million. The bond would […]

PORTLAND — One question in our series of interviews with the city’s mayoral candidates proved to be the most difficult for many of the candidates – especially the perceived front-runners. We asked them who they will rank as their second, third and fourth choices on their own ballots. Portland’s mayor will be chosen through ranked-choice, […]

Photos by Natalie Conn Photo gallery by Natalie Conn/The Sunday Best Last in a seven-part series on where Portland’s mayoral candidates stand on issues facing the city. PORTLAND — Candidates to be the city’s first popularly elected mayor in 88 years have all said it’s important to sit down with the stakeholders to begin working […]

FREEPORT — A 21-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and charged with arson and burglary in connection with a fire that destroyed a Route 1 plumbing and heating business late Monday night. According to the state fire marshal’s office, Christopher Veysey was arrested by Fire Investigator Danny Young at a bus station in Portland. Veysey was […]