The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) could soon face major budget cuts, including a proposal that would significantly reduce ...

South Portland’s vigilante carpenter has returned.  Tristram Howard placed this wooden bench near a bus stop on Broadway.

Portland Public Schools says it may cut school bus access to Access Academy, the alternative education program for talented and gifted students that opened in 2003 after years of parent advocacy and ...

Students and parents put up a fight at Benson Polytechnic High School Wednesday evening, pleading with Portland Public ...

The deadline for Portland City Council to finalize and approve a budget for next fiscal year is just a month away.

Portland residents and businesses will soon face a new monthly fee, after city councilors adopted the surcharge to bolster the city’s ailing transportation system, a feat that prior local elected ...

Several major U.S. cities support the Apple Pay for transit feature that Apple has rolled out, providing a simple way for those who use public transportation to pay for rides. Apple Pay for transit ...

They were living one of Portland’s worst traffic nightmares: long, unplanned waits at three intersections—8th, 11th, 12th ...

Maine has the oldest population in the U.S., and its public servants are aging too. The average age of a county commissioner ...

Portland City Council is poised to adopt a new funding mechanism for the city’s cash-strapped transportation bureau, in the form of an extra charge on Portlanders’ utility bills. The new fee, expected ...

Mayor Wilson joined the Portland Metro Chamber in urging the Oregon Prosperity Council to advance the plans.

Household budgets in Portland are about to feel a bit tighter, as city leaders roll out a Public Works plan that leans on ...