Portland considers steps to house the homeless

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Published
April 18, 2016

Portland considers steps to house the homeless

A new policy would require developers who get certain public funds to set aside units for people in city-run homeless shelters.
Published
April 17, 2016

Dine Out Maine: Roustabout’s riffs on Italian-American classics are at home in Portland

The restaurant's modern space on Washington Avenue pays tribute to the city's seafaring heritage.
Published
April 14, 2016

Maine man admits embezzling $80,000 in low-income housing funds

While working for a Portland firm, Timothy Gallagher of Jay illegally funneled federal money to a construction firm he secretly owned.
Published
April 14, 2016

Portland councilors question proposal to close India Street health clinic

The City Council's Finance Committee has mixed feelings about the plan, which will be the subject of a public hearing April 21.
Published
April 14, 2016

Portland to ban city-paid travel to N.C., Mississippi over anti-LGBT laws

City councilors will take up a resolution April 25 that would prohibit municipal money being spent on nonessential travel to those states.
Published
April 13, 2016

Short-term rentals and sober houses among concerns in Portland neighborhoods

The committee that's addressing Portland's housing crunch hears from representatives of 14 neighborhood groups, who also cite rising costs and rapid changes.
Published
April 7, 2016

Families of Noyes Street fire victims vie for lead in lawsuit against landlord

The widow of 29-year-old Steven Summers, who died in the Nov. 1, 2014, blaze, contends that her claim against Gregory Nisbet should have priority since she sued first.
Published
April 6, 2016

Rise of Portland rents may be slowing, but panel warns of continued housing shortage

The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts a discussion of the housing market, and it draws more than 400 people.
Published
April 5, 2016

Portland voters overwhelmingly approve elementary school renovation

Rebuilding Hall Elementary School will cost $29.7 million, nearly all of which is being paid for by the state.
Published
April 5, 2016

Commentary: Before Rosa Parks there was Claudette Colvin, who deserves presidential recognition

She sat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus months before Rosa Parks; now retired, she is worthy of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.