The first rumor on Munjoy Hill is that the Hilltop Superette is in the process of being sold according to those familiar with the situation.   The closing is scheduled for January 3, 2019.  The popular convenience store has been for … Continue reading →

City Manager Jon Jennings is proposing a 180-day moratorium on most non-marine development within the Waterfront Central Zone (“WCZ”) in response to significant overburdening of  parking, traffic control and waterfront resources in that zone.  The proposal will be taken up … Continue reading →

The inaugural “Make it Happen” awards will be presented to two Portland High School students on Friday, December 14 at the “Make It Happen”(MIH) room. Beni Nkashana, a senior and Mariam Douale, a junior, will each receive $1,250. per semester … Continue reading →

Are you interested in helping Maine consumers resolve disputes with businesses?  The Attorney General’s Office is recruiting mediators for the Consumer Medication Service.  The next training is scheduled for January 14-16, 2019 in Augusta. For more than 30 years, the … Continue reading →

The late actress Margaret Hamilton was the third choice to play the Witch in the iconic film – “Wizard of Oz” – it was an audition to which Hamilton wore a tablecloth according to the actress who beautifully portrayed her … Continue reading →

“I predict he (President Donald Trump) won’t run again in 2020 because he’ll be too damaged by the Mueller report.  It won’t be good.  He’s too tangled up with Russia and Saudi Arabia.  The obstruction of justice is a big … Continue reading →

A lawsuit filed by Martica R. Sawin against Kelly and Walter Williams, her immediate neighbors on Munjoy Hill, has been resolved through mediation according to someone familiar with the situation.  The lawsuit filed by the elderly Ms. Sawin was filed … Continue reading →

For this one day, and maybe only this one day,  this great nation of ours can experience once again some respect and dignity absent recently from the public discourse, as the nation bids farewell to the 41st president of the … Continue reading →

Will it or won’t it?  That question is on the minds of  many people these days.  Will “The Cat” – the ferry between Portland and  Yarmouth, Nova Scotia remain in Portland Harbor in the future? Despite a banner season this … Continue reading →

Senator Rebecca Millett has filed a bill to allow all workers to earn paid sick days in the 129th Legislative Session.  And since 85 Mainers died of the flu last year, the sooner this policy passes, the fewer germs and … Continue reading →