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Portland rents level off, but remain unaffordable for many

With a 2-bedroom apartment going for $1,605, housing activists say a stabilization measure is needed.

by Staff Report October 29, 2017October 29, 2017

The measure would authorize $64 million to renovate Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche elementary schools.

by David harry The Forecaster October 29, 2017October 30, 2017

City councilors will weigh a proposal not to act on some violations that occur between June 1 and Sept. 30.

It’s expected to batter the entire state before ending Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service says.

by Andrew Ross October 29, 2017October 28, 2017

Say ‘yes’ to the pizza, and say it even more loudly to the meatballs.

Gloria Brosseau and Crystal Call say police didn’t pursue their accusations because they needed the man’s testimony, a claim officials have denied.

Ridership on several of the region’s METRO bus routes is surging.

All that remains of the house where 6 people were killed is the foundation, ringed by debris and overgrown vegetation.

The driver hit the building, part of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, while swerving to avoid another vehicle, Portland police say.

The blaze in the Woodfords neighborhood caused heavy damage to a two-family residence on Lincoln Street.