By Carol McCracken  (Post # 655) Pizza lovers take notice! What many in Portland consider to be  the best pizza in Portland is expanding its downtown store to 225 Congress Street on the Hill.  After only 19 months in business, the … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 654) Anyday now, a portion of Walnut Street will become one way traffic, reported Michael J. Bobinsky, Director of Public Services for the city.   Between North Street on the Hill and Sheridan Street, on  Walnut … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 653) From Bangor to Boston and east to Cape Cod the sailing “adventures” of George McKay (even though he’s a self-proclaimed Captain without a ship, is he still a captain?) have been well documented in newspapers and local television … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 652) Early yesterday morning the 118 ft.  ship, RawFaith, went to her watery grave about 100 miles off the coast of Nantucket in 6,000 ft. of water.  She’d been taking on water after  developing a … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 651) The US Coast Guard has announced that it rescued two crew members aboard the 118 ft.  ship Raw Faith and brought them to safety on Cape Cod yesterday afternoon.  The rescue took place following distress … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 650) The editor of the MHN.com is currently recovering from recent surgery.  The surgery was not for (immediate)  life-threatening reasons in any respect, but necessary. She expects to return to her post in the near future – … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 649) Although it’s a tragic memory, it’s worth recalling.  Eighteen years ago this morning a fire roared through a large apartment building at the corner of Congress Street and Washington Avenue leaving four people dead.  A … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 648) Although the US  Senate passed a sweeping new food safety regulation this past Tuesday in a bipartisan vote of 73-25, it’s possible the US House won’t pass it and the Bill may have to … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 647) The City of Portland has just announced that City Clerk Linda Cohen has resigned her position effective January 7, 2011.   She began her service with the City in 2001 and will leave an impressive … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 646) “There are nearly a thousand offshore wind turbines spinning right now in Europe, and not a single one here in the Atlantiac Ocean…yet the energy generation potential off our shores is immense.  It is … Continue reading →