PORTLAND — When the snow flies thick enough for the city to call a parking ban this winter, vehicles in most parts of the city will have to be off the streets a few hours earlier than in the past. The city has changed the starting time for winter parking bans from 10 p.m. to […]

PORTLAND — The West End community policing station will return to its former Danforth Street address later this month. The station is being moved to 251 Danforth St., where it was for 10 years before funding was cut two years ago to save the city nearly $10,000 annually.  City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Mike Libby is embarking on his biggest project to date. It may fit in the palm of your hand, but the result is timeless. The 33-year-old artist is working on a limited edition series of sculptures for the 2009 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, a collection of can-you-top-this luxury gifts for people who […]

BRUNSWICK — Police and town officials have waited nearly a month for motorists to park properly at Maine Street Station. Now they’re going to do something about it. Since Nov. 6, police have been handing out warnings and instructions on how to park in the 34 reverse-diagonal spaces along Station Avenue, a newly constructed town […]

YARMOUTH — With a smile as bright as his robes, a visiting Buddhist monk humbly accepted gifts from Yarmouth High School students Monday afternoon. In return, he spoke to them about the gift of compassion and love. It was the second time Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobzang Tsetan has visited the high school. Last year, he came […]

PORTLAND — The School Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 2, will hold a public hearing on a plan to cut at least $2.7 million from the current budget. But the final details of the plan will not be known for another week or two. The school Finance Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 24, took up the superintendent’s […]

The state’s railroad system, and funding priorities for future projects, could soon have a comprehensive vision. Whether that vision will be shared by various rail advocates remains to be seen. Beginning Monday, Dec. 7, at the South Portland Community Center, the state Department of Transportation will present its preliminary analysis and recommendations for the Maine […]

PORTLAND — When members of the Police Department were approached in 2008 and asked to write poetry for a calendar, many were less than enthusiastic about the idea. This year, officers and the professional writers they were paired with turned out more than 80 poems to contribute to the 2010 Police Poetry Calendar. “Last year, […]

PORTLAND — It takes skill for a director to shed new light on a well-known story. But that is exactly what Portland resident Gary Robinov has done with his first documentary, “Canvasman: The Robbie Ellis Story,” according to Rob Elowitch, the subject of the film. “I knew if anyone could have gotten some really good […]

PORTLAND — First Friday art walkers should make their way a little east to City Hall this week, to see a photography exhibit about life in Portland’s Haitian sister city. The photographs are of people in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, and were taken by volunteers for Konbit Sante, a Portland-based nonprofit that works to improve the health-care […]