The $3.4 million will help pay to extend and repair the mainland ferry pier.
Michael Kelley
Michael Kelley has been professionally working in the newspaper industry since 2006 writing about municipal news, education news, environmental news, sports and other human interest topics. He has covered the communities of Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Portland, South Portland and Westbrook for several weekly newspapers. His work has appeared in magazines, daily newspapers and weekly newspapers throughout Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
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New director helps lead Children’s Museum from downtown Portland to Thompson’s Point
Julie Butcher Pezzino moved to Portland in 2017 after eights years of running the nonprofit Grow Pittsburgh.
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Portland Police Beat: Aug. 14
8/5 at 2:03 p.m. Jeffrey Albright, 42, of Portland, was arrested by Officer Joshua McDonald on Alder Street on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. 8/5 at 2:07 p.m. Tannis A. Goodson, 31, of Harrison, was arrested by Officer Jonathan Whiteman on Alder Street on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. […]
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Portland fixture Guitar Grave moving to South Portland
Owner Mike Fink is ditching Congress Street’s downtown environment for Main Street in the Thornton Heights neighborhood.
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Public input sought on improvements to Portland outdoor pool
A meeting to discuss a master plan for Kiwanis Pool will be held Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at 212 Casco St.
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Grant to Spurwink will address opioid use
PORTLAND – Spurwink has received a grant of nearly $42,600 from United Way of Greater Portland to help launch a program to address the need for opioid use disorder treatment in Cumberland County. The money will fund the Medication Assisted Treatment program at Spurwink Adult Behavioral Health, which serves adults with co-occurring serious mental illness […]
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Portland names social services administrator
PORTLAND — A month and a half after appointing Kristen Dow health and human services director, the city has filled another key vacancy in the department. Aaron Geyer, who had been serving as interim social services director for the last few months, officially became social services administrator July 31. Geyer has worked for the Social […]
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Meeting set in Portland on future of Commercial Street
PORTLAND — Representatives from the city, the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportstion System and the Maine Department of Transportation next week will get feedback on alternative transportation operations and infrastructure concepts for Commercial Street. The meeting will be held Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rines Auditorium in the Portland Public Library. The event will […]
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Frost Street closed next week for railroad repairs
PORTLAND — Frost Street will be closed between Aug. 13 and Aug. 15 so Pan Am Railways can work on its railroad tracks. According to the city, local residents will be able to access the area from Capisic Street, but all other traffic will be detoured.
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Portland man charged with assault of neighbor
PORTLAND — Everett H. Meserve, 62, was arrested Saturday, Aug. 3, and charged with elevated aggravated assault after an investigation into the assault of his neighbor. According to police, officers were called just after 4 p.m. to 81 Danforth St. for the report of a man who had been assaulted. Rodney Cleveland, 63, was found […]