By Carol McCracken (Post # 416) About three hundred people attended a rally in Lincoln Park yesterday afternoon to support health care reform as well as the Maine Insurance Commissioner’s denial of Anthem Blue Cross’s total increase request for Mainers. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 415) The invasion of the green shirts began early yesterday morning and continued late into the night in the Old Port’s Irish Pubs. One of those partaking in the bar hopping was Hill resident Jeremy … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 414) Developers of the former Jordan’s Meat plant have scheduled a neighborhood public meeting for tonight at the Public Market, 28 Monument Square on the second floor. The meeting will begin at 6 pm. According … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 413) The public is invited to attend an interfaith gathering in support of health care for all. The rally is scheduled for Thursday, March 18th at 4 pm. on the steps of First Parish Unitarian … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 412) Two years ago Mary McKeough Karatsanos and three friends climbed to the top of the Portland Observatory on the Fourth of July and watched the fireworks explode all over the night sky on the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 411) For the second year in a row, Jeff O’Donal, owner of O’Donal’s Nursery, won Best in Show as well as the Cary Award at the Portland Flower Show. A Hobbit House, the winner was … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 410) Developers of the former Jordan Meat’s property at 207-209 Fore Street just announed their plans to host a neighborhood meeting to discuss their plans for a hotel, restaurant and residential condominium development. The developers … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 409) After remaining vacant for years now, the former Jordan’s Meats site appears to be on the fast track for the development of a hotel, restaurant and residential condos. That part of the development is … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 408) Over the weekend, Portland Yacht Services was still in hybernation, but all around the boats were signs of spring – or at least very good imitations of it. That’s because the 18 exhibitors in … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 407) Icahbod has been missing from home for the last 24 hours and his owner, Al, wants very much to find him and get him back. He’s an indoor cat, unfamiliar with the outdoors and … Continue reading →