New affordable housing complex to be built near downtown Bath
The Bath Housing Development Corporation announced it’s building an 18-unit apartment building on Centre Street that will be income-restricted.Read More
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Portland’s inaugural clean elections program gets off to rocky start
Candidates using the program approved by voters last fall say the program has complicated timelines, burdensome paperwork and an all-cash
Read MoreNo criminal investigation into Arrowsic lighthouse walkway collapse that injured 11
The collapse of the walkway led to a chaotic scene in which visitors fell tumbling to a mudflat several feet
Read MoreBath man accused of killing his mother takes plea deal
Authorities said Jason Ibarra was intoxicated when he strangled his mother last year.Read More
Read MoreSchool districts grapple with vaping in high schools
Some are considering installing vape detectors in restrooms but there is no easy solution for what some educators consider a
Read MoreMan sentenced to 11 years for 2011 killing of Portland man
Abdi Awad, 37, pleaded guilty to felony murder in the death of 41-year-old Allen MacLean.Read More
Read MorePortland Council hears update on Franklin Street redesign
The city plans to apply for federal funding and begin work later this decade on a project that was approved
Read MoreHeat-related school closures prompt Winthrop family to donate 14 air conditioners
The donation allows each classroom at the Winthrop Grade School to have an air conditioning unit.Read More
Read MoreRent control in Portland: Debate rages on how and what to fix
Another citizen-initiated referendum goes before voters this November, but dueling interests suggest it might not be the last word.Read More
Read MoreSearch Portland’s rent control database by address
Rent control data collected by the City of Portland shows how much rents have changed since the ordinance was passed
Read MoreSaco police searching for missing teen
Cameron Wiggins-Mehlman, 14, was last seen leaving his home in Saco around 9 p.m. Friday.Read More
Read MoreYou’ve seen him on TV. Now, you can join him aboard his windjammer in Rockland
Actor Marc Evan Jackson, known for roles on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘The Good Place,’ spent most of his childhood desperately
Read MoreWhat’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s
Read MorePorchfest fills Portland’s Deering Center neighborhood with music
Photos by staff photographer Derek Davis.Read More
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