PORTLAND — The School Board was expected to approve hiring Xavier Botana as the city’s next superintendent of schools on Tuesday. The board was also slated to discuss a proposed $70 million bond for major renovations at four elementary schools. The School Board conducted a national search for the superintendent position, which became available when […]

PORTLAND — A complaint in the race for Senate District 27 will require state Rep. Ben Chipman, D-Portland, to meet with the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices Wednesday. At issue are mailed invitations to two receptions being held to support Chipman, which Portland resident Steven Biel said skirt finance regulations for candidates receiving state […]

PORTLAND — Memorial Day commemorations will span the morning and early afternoon throughout the city on Monday, May 30. The annual parade, sponsored by the American Legion, Harold T. Andrews Post No. 17, begins at 10:15 a.m., following Congress Street from State to Temple streets. The parade is followed by a ceremony at Monument Square. At 2 p.m., […]

PORTLAND — The City Council Housing Committee will host a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, city spokeswoman Jessica Grondin announced May 18. Held at the University of Southern Maine Wishcamper Center, 34 Bedford St., the meeting will seek public input on priorities and options for policies on housing in the city. Grondin said the forum […]

PORTLAND — When Milly Mpundu and her family immigrated to Portland from Burundi in 2011, it was to escape the violence in her home country. “My country was not safe for my family,” Mpundu, a senior at Casco Bay High School, said. Burundi, a landlocked country in eastern Africa, has been the site of much […]

PORTLAND — The American Hockey League has approved the shift of the Portland Pirates to Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning next season. The unanimous vote by the AHL Board of Governors was announced Monday, along with the sale of the team by CEO Ron Cain to Springfield Hockey LLC. The move had been expected since the May 4 announcement […]

PORTLAND — A federal judge told city police Monday that officers will no longer be able to cite noise violations against anti-abortion protesters. Judge Nancy Torreson of the U.S. District Court in Portland signed a preliminary injunction Monday in response to a suit brought by Pastor Andrew March of Lewiston.  “This case presents the difficult question […]