Shalom House employees score win toward union effort
As they prepare for an upcoming vote, workers scored a significant win toward an effort to unionize at Shalom House, an organization of dozens...
School budget could presage future financial challenges
In addition to a potentially steep projected budget increase for the 2023-24 academic year, Portland Public Schools will confront an even tougher hurdle next...
317 Main in Yarmouth prepares for renaissance after renovations and expansions
Right in downtown Yarmouth, the now expanded 317 Main Community Music Center is beginning a new chapter, following near-complete expansion of the almost 20-year-old...
Council adds circus and waterfront music festivals to summer season
Portland added two festivals to its summer season, including a traveling circus event and music on the waterfront, at Monday’s council meeting.
Circus Smirkus, a...
Portlanders say they were misled and ‘lied to’ by petition effort to undo rent...
Roughly a dozen Portland residents complained to the city that they were misled by deceptive signature-collecting efforts on behalf of a landlords’ group seeking...
Portland Fish Exchange hires new manager
The Portland Fish Exchange has answered a key question about its leadership that has been in flux since last summer.
The Fish Exchange, an open-marketplace...
City council eyes forthcoming budget increases
Portland City Councilors favored somewhere between a five- to seven-percent budget increase for the upcoming fiscal year, but expressed concerns with the kind of...
Portland council begins designing clean elections system
A Portland City Council workshop on Monday night began the process of creating the city’s new clean elections program, likely modeling their program after...
Portland’s last active cemetery is nearly out of room
It’s widely known that Portland faces a shortage of available space to house its residents. But it’s also true that Portlanders are running out...
South Portland pilot project uses Christmas trees to rebuild Willard Beach dunes
South Portland is giving discarded Christmas trees a new purpose with a project to restore dunes at Willard Beach that were washed away by...