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Incumbent Councilor Regina Phillips will also start a new term representing District 3 after running uncontested for reelection.

Incumbent Councilor Pious Ali and political newcomer Sam Aborne are vying for an at-large seat.

Councilors heard public comment overwhelmingly opposing the lot and supporting the festival in Payson Park.

After several weeks of negotiations between city staff and organizers, the Housing and Economic Development Committee advanced the agreement to continue the Back Cove Festival through 2028.

If approved by the full City Council, the new fine structure will go into effect this winter.

The City Council unanimously approved $400,300 in funding for a winter warming shelter in Riverton, but many stakeholders are worried that it is too far from downtown to serve homeless residents pr…

If built as envisioned, the mixed-use high-rise at 45 Union St. in the Old Port would stand 30 stories tall and transform the city’s skyline.

Many residents have been complaining about their skyrocketing tax bills in the wake of the city’s recent revaluation finalized in August.

The findings arrived as city property owners are receiving their new tax bills after a property revaluation that drastically changed costs for many homeowners.

Derek O’Brien frequented local businesses, made friends everywhere he went and helped others with spinal cord injuries get all they could out of life.