CAPE ELIZABETH — To the disappointment of some Charles Road residents and the joyful tears of 553 Shore Road owner Lee Wilson, the Town Council on Monday approved an overhaul of the Business-A zone, including the rezoning of Wilson’s lot into the business district. The 553 Shore Road proposal and changes to business restrictions and […]

POWNAL — A 19-year-old Portland man was shot in the arm by a 17-year-old boy at a house on Elmwood Road on Monday, June 8. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said Tristam W. Coffin, of Stevens Avenue in Portland, was taken to Maine Medical Center for a non-life threatening bullet wound and had surgery. According […]

PORTLAND — If you’ve driven in the vicinity of Ocean Avenue recently, there’s a good chance you were stopped by a man in a construction hat, holding a stop sign. City Councilor Cheryl Leeman, whose District 4 is taking the brunt of the summer construction projects, said she’s been getting an earful from constituents about […]

PORTLAND — There’s good news for people who didn’t party enough at last weekend’s Old Port Festival. The Bayside World Market and Fair will take place Saturday, June 13, at Portland High School. The festival is organized by the School Department and the Bayside Neighborhood Association to celebrate Portland’s diversity and to welcome new residents […]

PORTLAND — As a deadline nears for the city’s public safety unions to agree to a pay freeze or face layoffs, firefighters union officials say layoffs are the most likely scenario in their department. The fiscal 2010 city budget passed by the City Council in May calls for laying off five police officers and six […]

PORTLAND — NAACP representatives are scheduled to meet with the School Committee on Wednesday to discuss racism and the need to provide equal education to all students. The meeting is intended to break the ice about issues of institutional racism and classism, including hiring practices, the class ranking system, diversity in scholarships and curriculum, and […]

PORTLAND — With winter behind us, many Mainers probably assume the most dire needs of area food pantries have been met. But that’s what makes this a critical time for organizations that supply food for families in the greater Portland area. Donations to food pantries historically drop in the summer months, and parents who rely […]

PORTLAND — An attorney for the step-sister of Zoe Sarnacki, the 18-year-old woman who was murdered May 26, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sarnacki’s accused killer. Chad Gurney, 27, was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury June 4 in the murder of Sarnacki. An indictment is a finding that enough evidence exists […]

PORTLAND — The Planning Board has scheduled a public hearing on June 23 on a proposal that would allow temporary towers for wind meters throughout the city. But the idea is running into opposition from residents and even some Planning Board members. Wind meters, or anemometers, are placed on temporary towers and used to test […]