The city of Portland would like to inform residents that its September 1 meeting at 5:00 pm will include a public hearing on the proposals being recommended by the Portland Charter Commission.  The Council’s  meeting will take place in-person and … Continue reading →

Two Portland Police Officers saved the life of a person who had overdosed on Cedar Street.  Despite bystanders administering several doses of Narcan, the person was not regaining consciousness and remained without a pulse. Within minutes Officer Garrick Rogers arrived … Continue reading →

Just after 11:30 p.m. last night, Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Portland Police responded to the area of Cumberland Avenue at Cedar Street for the report of a man unconscious on the sidewalk. The 27 year old victim, a homeless man … Continue reading →

The launching of a new line of office furniture was pleasantly celebrated this afternoon at Portland Landing Park by Tony DeLeo, Senior Account Executive, of Contract Sources.  Guests included architects, interior decorators and others from the Portland and Saco areas..  … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills, (D), the first woman governor of Maine and its first woman AG,  today announced the availability of the next round of grants from the Community Resilience Partnership to help Maine communities become more resilient against climate … Continue reading →

“We are seeing some serious applicants for the Portland Police Department and Dispatcher positions,” said David Singer, Communications Director, as of 4:00 pm this afternoon. We’ve seen at least ten applicants and several of those are lateral candidates.  Lateral candidates … Continue reading →

“I left Russia because I couldn’t stand it any longer.  I wanted to leave Russia since I was ten years old, so I taught myself English,”  said Katrina Harding, this afternoon as she took a break from working with her … Continue reading →

From a distance, these three whimsical structures can be a puzzle to many.  But a close up look at them tells the simple story about environmental issues – that is about “ghost gear” that is found at the bottom of … Continue reading →

Due to an unforeseen incident related to construction work in Congress Square, High Street is closed from Spring Street to Congress Street for emergency utility repair work.  The closure is in effect immediaely andis expecdted to las for several days.  … Continue reading →

To the delight of her many admirers, painter Anne Ireland, opened an exhibit at the new Moss Galleries on Munjoy Hill last week.  Before the end of the well-attended grand opening, Moss Galleries  sold six of Ireland’s  ‘woodland’ paintings – … Continue reading →