Police investigation turns up previously unknown hate mailings
Police are expanding an investigation into who sent hate mail described by officials as "cowardly" and "malicious."
Several homes in the city and South Portland...
Portland city councilor sees history repeat in Capitol siege
As a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters attacked the Capitol in Washington, D.C., last week, more than 500 miles away a Portland city...
Portland Planning Board OKs Preble Street shelter plan
After several months of debate, the Portland Planning Board approved a proposal to convert the former Preble Street Resource Center to a 40-bed emergency shelter.
The...
Statehouse Report: Maine Legislature convenes a session unlike any other
The Maine Legislature is open for business this week, but not in a way that would have been recognizable in any previous session.
The Statehouse...
After demolition, Portland railroad trestle still eyed as bridge to the future
From late November and through December, the horn from the Holiday Express train could be heard echoing across Portland's Eastern Promenade.
The Holiday Express, operated...
Portland Museum of Art challenges potential union ballots
The Portland Museum of Art wants the National Labor Relations Board to disqualify about a third of museum employees from a vote on unionization.
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Keep calm and tattoo on
While many business owners cross their fingers for prosperity in the year ahead, Rebeka Chase, co-owner of Brass & Briar Studios, is already booked...
2020 hindsight: Cautious optimism for the new year
It’s over. Finally. The year that no one could have predicted and certainly no one wanted, ended last week – although the tendrils of 2020,...
Portland extends outdoor dining allowance to early May
In its first meeting of 2021, the Portland City Council on Monday unanimously approved a second extension of an emergency order that will allow...
Portland clears Western Prom trees to remove invasives, restore view of Fore River
If you ask Jeff Tarling, a hundred-year view of the Western Promenade in Portland was restored just in time.
Tarling, the city arborist and forest...