Portland Press Herald News Stories

The City Council voted Monday to buy 3 vacant lots for nearly $13 million more than the original purchase price and put almost a decade of litigation behind it.

A series of technical issues that made it difficult for people in overflow rooms, online and in the hallway to hear prompted the Portland City Council to postpone most of the items on their meeting agenda on Monday night.

The sale could pave the way for Bristol Seafoods to expand beyond its 100 employees and facilities on the Portland Fish Pier, CEO Peter Handy said.

The Bowdoinham resident and Thornton Academy grad was taken in the third round by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Aden Ujhelyi, 15, of Westbrook, was last seen on Sunday night.

Two men indicted by the Department of Justice last week are alleged to have operated numerous illegal 'grow houses' while also being licensed to grow medical marijuana in Maine.

Revenge, self-enrichment and chaos, however, can be found in abundance.

The parcel, known as Watson Woods, is a mile from Cumberland's downtown and adjacent to the Rines Forest and Read Family Farm and Woods.

Hot Fiddle performance raises money for the Fuller Center for Housing.

The City Council will decide whether to pay $15 million to end a legal battle and buy back vacant land it sold to a developer that promised to build hundreds of apartments.