The Portland Phoenix publishes final issue

The owners of the weekly newspaper, which restarted after a shutdown in 2019, said the pandemic kept them from attracting enough advertisers.

Portland looks to hotel guests for a boost in its tourism budget

The proposal to create a tourism development district could more than double the funds for marketing the city as a year-round destination.

‘Extreme’ delays plague mail delivery during busiest week of year, union says

Some customers, according to the union, are now going five or six days without regular mail service – as the holidays send delivery volumes to their peak.

I-295 closure starts Friday for Veranda Bridge replacement

A busy stretch of Interstate 295 between Portland and Falmouth will be closed for 64 hours while workers replace an aging highway bridge.

Driver killed in overnight crash on Interstate 295 in Portland

The single-car crash was discovered Wednesday morning, Portland police said.

Metro warns of possible bus service interruptions

Some bus routes in Greater Portland may have reduced service starting next week because of staff shortages.

Rattled by increase in airplane noise, Peaks Islanders are the latest to seek relief

'We have more planes coming over Peaks Island now than we have at any time in our history,' one resident says.

Timeline: A modern history of Portland as a food city

Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater

Working with a lab at Saint Joseph's College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.

Discovery of tree-killing beetle in Portland prompts quarantine in 13 communities

The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive insects in the country, had previously been found in small pockets in Aroostook and York counties.