By Carol McCracken At 12:45 this afternoon, an employee of the café Others! was held up at gun-point by a man in his early 50s, wearing a bulky jacket and hat with ear flaps. He had a bushy mustache with … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken City Manager Joe Gray has recommended that Captain James Craig be hired as the city’s new Police Chief. Craig will be presented to the city council for confirmation on March 2, 2009. Craig is expected to start … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Q. WHAT IS 190 FEET LONG & FITS ON A 2 l/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK? A: A MET (METERLOGICAL) TOWER. Unity College will present a slide show about its met tower and the wind and economic analysis … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Dribbling, blocking, running, and teamwork were a few of the fundamentals seen at the kickoff game for young players yesterday afternoon at the East End Community School. With only one practice under their small belts, these youngsters … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Time spent with Martin Steingesser is time wisely spent. He’s a poet, performer and poetry teacher. Sometimes the roles overlap. And that’s when time spent with Martin flies – it truly flies. This 72 year old man … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Capping off the city’s nine day WinteRush is the Downtown Showdown in Monument Square tomorrow. Resorts begin today building the 30-ft. long staircase with the rails for skiers and snowboarders to slide down. The rails will drop … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken City Councilor Cheryl Leeman called upon the community to “share your heart” by helping to raise funds for the Wayside Soup Kitchen at a news conference at the city hall earlier today. Tomorrow, Friday, February 13, students … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Sam Saltonstall received all that he could get following his presentation at a workshop of the Peaks Island Council last night on wind power. What he got was a pledge that at PIC’s next meeting it will … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Some members of Congress in Washington, D.C. are calling for some form of investigation into the illegal activities of the former Bush administration – investigation with prosecution to follow if it’s justified. As you may know, Senator … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken Do you want to get away? Leave the cold weather and bailout battle in Washington for a while? Well, you can do that if you have a big chunk of bills you can part with. It’ll cost … Continue reading →