By Carol McCracken (Post # 392) The Abyssinian Meetinghouse news conference scheduled for tomorrrow morning, Friday, February 12, has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 17th at 11:00 am at the Abyssinian on Newbury Street. According to … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 391) Oral arguments were heard earlielr today before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in a landmark case in Maine that is certain to serve as legal precedent for future land wind turbine cases. It’s a … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 390) Moments ago the City of Portland announced that the majority of Portland’s WinteRush activities have been canceled for this weekend. The reason: due to a lack of snow. However, several events will go on. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 389) The annual Rally for Hunger Relief will take place at city hall plaza on Friday, February 12th from 9:15 am – 9:45 am. As before, fifty area school children will walk the streets Friday … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post #388) Leonard Cummings announced at noon today that a news conference has been scheduled for Monday morning, February 15th at 11:00 am at the old meetinghouse on Newbury Street. Cummings, president of the Committee to Restore … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post #387) There are 13 candidates running for Govenor of Maine this November and if Scott gets his way, he’ll be the 14th candidate. With the tell-tale clipboard in hand, Scott sat down at the bar at … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 386) The 201st anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin is Friday, February 12th. In observation of that, two videos will be shown at the Wishcamper Center, Room 205, Bedford Street, on the USM Campus. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 385) The Department of the Navy has invited the “JFK for ME” Museum Committee to enter Phase ll of the Naval Sea Systems Command ship donation program to bring the ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 384) “It’s not a dying church,” said the Reverend Kitsi Winthrop in a telephone conversation last night with MHN. “It’s more of a wake-up call to the congregation,” she said in response to an inquiry … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 383) Since February is Black History Month, it seems likes a good opportunity to dig out an article that MHN wrote years ago about four black soldiers buried in the Eastern Cemetery at the bottom … Continue reading →