PORTLAND — The third annual Let’s Go! 5-2-1-0 National Childhood Obesity Conference will be held Sept. 18 and 19 at MaineHealth, 110 Free St. The conference is held in conjunction with National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and is expected to draw at least 150 health-care and public-health professionals from around the globe. Keynote speakers are […]

PORTLAND — Ten days of preparation begins Friday at 7 a.m. with a practice run on the 15th annual Trails to Ale 10K course along the Eastern Promenade, Back Cove and Bayside trails, sponsored by Portland Trails. The annual race is at 9 a.m. on Sept. 21. Besides the warm-up run, the public is also […]

PORTLAND — Portland Buy Local has a new employee, who also happens to be its only employee. Brett Wagenheim has been hired as the new, part-time ambassador for the campaign. She said she was attracted to the organization because its mission was close to her heart: she grew up in her parents’ store in Vermont, and […]

PORTLAND — The cannons are back and the dignitaries are coming as Fort Allen prepares to celebrate its bicentennial Sept. 19-20. On Sept. 2, two restored Civil War-era field pieces were returned to the park on Eastern Promenade near Fore Street. On Friday, a gun salvaged from the USS Maine, which blew up in Havana […]

PORTLAND — A virtual school program proposed for the Portland Public Schools has been scrapped. Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk in August announced the program, aimed at stemming the flow of students, and tuition, from city schools to the Maine Connections Academy virtual charter school. But Caulk pulled the plug on the online program on Sept. […]

PORTLAND — Residents told members of a city panel Monday night that converting two of Portland’s busiest downtown thruways from one-way streets to two-way streets could help restore the “neighborhood feel” along those routes. But others questioned the plan to add the extra directions to State and High streets, which have each been one way […]

PORTLAND — On a night when decisions by acclamation were elusive, city councilors on Sept. 3 unanimously promoted Sheila Hill-Christian to acting city manager. Councilors also listened and debated for almost 90 minutes before narrowly rejecting a contract zone amendment sought for a residential development on Ocean Avenue. Accepting the resignation of former City Manager […]

PORTLAND — Nova Star Cruises will end its sailing season in October, three weeks earlier than planned, as a result of a low volume of motor coach tours. The company said in a statement Monday that its final sail date will be Oct. 13, leaving that night from Portland to stay in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, […]