By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,072) City Manager Mark Rees has picked Acting Police Chief Michael Sauschuck to be the nineteenth police chief for the City of Portland. Rees will formally present Saujschuck for City Council confirmation at the February … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Mayor Brennan Speaks Out Against DHHS Cuts; “It’s a Manufactured Crisis,” Brennan
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,071) A consortium of business leaders, health care providers and a state politician joined Mayor Michael Brennan this morning in speaking out against proposed cuts in the DHHS budget that Governor Paul LePage is pressuring … Continue reading
Mother Nature Unkind to Festival Ice Sculpture; PMA Employees Not Surprised
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,070) Late yesterday morning an ice sculpture kicking off the inaugural Portland on Ice Festival was installed in front of the Portland Museum of Art. Just twenty minutes later, a boy of about ten years … Continue reading
Inaugural Portland on Ice Festival Kicks Off with Unveiling of Ice Sculptures; “We Hope it Will Grow and Maybe We’ll be Like Quebec Someday,” Beitzer
Jeff Day, Ice Designs, Puts Finishing Touches on Ice Sculpture in Front of Portland Museum of Art. By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,069) “This unveiling of two ice sculptures today is to remind people that there is plenty to do … Continue reading
City to Count Homeless Starting This Evening; “Now Is Not the Time to Eliminate Programs That Help …”, Mayor Brennan
By Carol McCracken (Post # l,068) Portland announced earlier today that tonight it will conduct a search of the city to determine how many men, women and children are experiencing homelessness in the city on this day. The program, known … Continue reading
OccupyMaine Makes Its Case to Stay at Lincoln Park in Superior Court; Judge to Decide by End of Week
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,067 ) Judge Thomas Warren’s courtroom in the Maine Superior Court, Portland, was the scene of the continuation of a battle between OccupyMaine and the City of Portland – a battle that would permit the … Continue reading
Inaugural Performing Arts Festival Attracts Talent From All Over the Country; June 28 – July 1, 2012
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,066) “This is the core, but not all of it. It’s large enough to draw people into Portland,” said Kara Larson, late yesterday afternoon. “We are creating fringe events to go along with these core … Continue reading
Portland Declares Citywide Parking Ban Tonight; Starts at 11 PM – Until 8 am Saturday
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,066) Portland has declared a citywide parking ban starting at 11 pm tonight, January 20th and ending at 8 AM tomorrow morning, January 21st. The parking ban has been declared so that Public Service crews … Continue reading
City Council Passes Resolution Opposing Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Constitution in Citizens United; Vote is 6 – 2.
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,065) Last night after a perfunctory discussion, the city council voted 6 – 2 to support a resolution opposing the Supreme Court’s intrepretation of the Constitution in Citizens United. Just after 9:30 pm., councilors voted … Continue reading
OccupyMaine Files in Support of Its Motion for Preliminary Injunction; Hearing Date Set
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,064) OccupyMaine filed today its Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction with the Clerk of Cumberland County Superior Court. A hearing has been set for Tuesday, January 24th at 9 am … Continue reading