Starting Wednesday, April 15th, Portland became Maine’s first city to place a five-cent fee on disposable paper or plastic shopping bags, and the second city to ban disposable styrofoam food... Read more
Police are investigating a hate crime that occurred on Sunday, April 12th. The Portland Halaal Market at 269 Saint John Street reported that anti-Muslim graffiti was spray painted on the A S... Read more
by Leo Knighton Tallarico April 2015 continues to bring us important planetary movements that promise big changes in the world and in the USA. On April 4 there is a Total Lunar Eclipse Full... Read more
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We welcome them to Portland. My name is Branca. I’m from Angola. I have five sisters.... Read more
Over the last several months there have been 15 robberies, including armed robberies, throughout Portland. “Lots of resources are going into that..” said Community Police Officer... Read more
MY STORY: English-language learners from Portland Adult Education sharing their stories in their words. We welcome them to Portland. I am William Joao from Angola. My grandmother and grandfa... Read more
At 10 p.m. on April 2nd, police responded to an armed robbery at Nickelodeon Cinemas in the Old Port. It was reported that the suspect displayed a handgun and demanded cash from a worker. Th... Read more
58 Fore Street Rezoning Update A big contention in the rezoning of 58 Fore Street, whether building heights should be measured from flood plain or average grade, has just been circumvented a... Read more
UPDATE: At approximately 3:45 p.m., Jamie Vandegraff was located and arrested in the Maine Mall area in South Portland. Vandegraff was apprehended by members of the US Marshals Task Force an... Read more
Developer CPB2 wants to rezone and build up 10 acres at 58 Fore Street, site of the Portland Company complex. A citizen group, Soul of Portland, is fighting them. Their concerns are numerous... Read more
