By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,533) Whitley Newman and David Marshall were married this afternoon in a ceremony at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church.  The Rev. Christina Sillar performed the 45 minute ceremony on the East End of Portland. City councilor … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,532) At roughly 11:22 am., Portland Police Officers responded to TD Bank, 449 Forest Avenue, for a robbery for an undisclosed amount of cash, according to a press release issued this afternoon by Lt. James Sweatt. The … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,531) Seth Condon was working this morning at Joe’s New York Slice Bar & Pizza, 420 Fore Street,  when he smelled smoke.  He opened the door to the basement around 1:30 am and billows of smoke … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,530) House Republicans have introduced a bill this week to cut $40 billion in food stamp benefits, which would force 4 million people off the program next year according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.  … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,529) Seventy-five immigrants and their families walked into Ocean Gateway on the Portland waterfront yesterday afternoon – about an hour later they walked back out into a  beautiful late summer day – with the rights and … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,528) By a vote of 6 – 3, the City Council voted in favor of the controversial proposed contract to sell 2/3 of Congress Square Plaza to RockBridge Capital for its construction of an events … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,527) The public is invited to attend a workshop on the future of the India Street Neighborhood scheduled for tomorrow evening from 6:30 pm – 8:00 at the Maine Jewish Museum at 267 Congress Street. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,526) “We need more space,” said the manager of J. L. Coombs, 22 Exchange Street, this afternoon.  That’s why the chain store is moving into the space vacated by Serendipity a few months ago; a high-end … Continue reading →

Frank Turek and Attorney Robert H. Levin on a Previous Occasion By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,525) Early this afternoon Portland’s Corporation Counsel announced that it had ruled against the legality of a petition submitted a week ago by the Friends of Congress Square.  Following … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,525) Blues, BBQ & New Orleans food lovers –  save some portion of the September 20 – 22 weekend for the first-ever Festival on the Maine State Pier on Portland’s waterfront.  More than a dozen Blues bands and featured performers … Continue reading →