He speaks for the trees: Portland city arborist Jeff Tarling to retire after 34...
It would have taken two or three more careers for Jeff Tarling to get everything done that he wanted to, the city arborist said...
Council slated to vote on Roux Institute zoning requests
The City Council is expected to vote on a handful of zoning requests for the Roux Institute campus development at their next meeting on...
Black Student Unions push to connect Portland students to historically Black colleges
Black Student Unions, or BSUs, in all three public high schools in the Portland district have been pushing lately to connect more students to...
North Deering has the Corner on ugly: Neighbors seek change at neglected intersection
Chock-full of shopping centers, office parks and chain stores, Allen’s Corner has all the feel of a neighborhood made for people driving cars. A...
Portland gets $2.1 million for waterfront park
The City of Portland received $2.1 million in federal funding for an open space project on the eastern waterfront.
The project, known as Portland Harbor...
Portland Fish Exchange boards weigh governance change
Hoping to find a solution to recent financial hardships, Portland Fish Exchange officials discussed a single-governance model that would govern both the fish auction...
Maine Law School finds a new home in the Old Port
The University of Maine School of Law’s highest-profile graduate, Gov. Janet Mills, returned to her legal alma mater on Thursday, Jan. 12, to help...
Portland library close to hiring next executive director
The search committee for the next executive director for the Portland Public Library hopes to announce the next leader for Maine’s biggest library in...
City manager job posting to include pay raise, racial equity recommendations
While planning to post Portland’s city manager job this week, a search committee conducting the process will launch a public survey to help guide...
House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross to focus on civil rights, equitable growth, building relationships
Though she’s lived almost all her life in Portland, Rachel Talbot Ross has a foot in both of Maine’s Congressional districts.
Her father, Gerald Talbot,...