The Planning Board agrees to hold a public hearing and vote and urges developers to ‘push the boundaries.’
Tom Bell
Thompson’s Point developers may nix concert hall
The $105 million project, known as The Forefront, is also supposed to include an 80,000-square-foot event center, office buildings, a hotel, parking lots, a restaurant and a sports-medicine facility.
Portland’s July 4 celebration adds barge for fireworks
Moving the fireworks offshore will make the 2012 Stars and Stripes Spectacular safer and increase public access, officials say.
Field narrowed to 7 for superintendent
Portland’s school board is conducting interviews to help select two or three finalists for the job.
Portland high schools take byte out of laptop use at home
District adding filtering software to block social networking, video streaming sites.
Portland committee calls for cuts to school budget
The City Council begins deliberations Monday and votes May 7.
Altering Portland church elicits emotional response
A board member of Williston-West church apologizes to West End neighbors for selling it, while the buyer defends his plans for the historic building.
Portland school budget goes to City Council tonight
So how can the tax rate for schools increase when the actual spending on schools has gone down?
Policing coordinators spread a little thinner
Portland plans to cut a vacant position to save money, but some councilors are opposed.
Councilors say Portland school budget seeks too much
City leaders aren’t sure how much they’d cut, but educators say any cut will come with a cost.