City approval will allow the Thompson’s Point developers to recoup $31 million over 30 years, but their push to get the deal done quickly triggers a backlash.

Rejecting an alternative funding model, the bishop says the diocese is making the right call.

The parochial school at the base of Munjoy Hill has run up a deficit of $115,000, a figure that the Portland Diocese says would more than double if the school stayed open another year.

A six-year fight over easements held by the Portland Company will be settled with a $795,000 check — plus interest.

The city expects fewer cruise ships than last year, but a record number of passengers this year.

But Portland officials deny they made a deal with Federated Cos. without considering the college’s plan to buy parcels for a clinic and dental school.