By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,540) The city’s planning board approved the application for Bay House ll, but with a caveat attached to it. There is still hard work to be done. The board voted this evening to require the developer to improve an obtusively plain wall that faces … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Neighborhood Meeting on “118 Condominiums” Set for Next Week
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,539) The neighborhood is invited to attend an informational meeting on a zoning text amendment relating to a plan for redevelopment of property located at 118 Congress Street next week. The meeting is scheduled for … Continue reading
House for Sale on Munjoy Hill With Ties to Movie Director John Ford
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,538) So charming is this home dating back to 1874 on the Hill, that it’s easy to overlook all of its assets that are important to a future home owner. From the almond colored exterior at 92 … Continue reading
Portland Food Co-op Opens Membership Drive & Negotiates Storefront Lease
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,537) The Portland Food Co-op, 56 Hampshire Street, has launched a new phase of its long-held plan to expand into the grocery store business on the Portland peninsula. In order to do this, it needs to recruit … Continue reading
Police Alert Public to Release of Carlos Reed into Community
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,536) Chief Michael Saushuck warned the public about the release from custody into the community of 27 year old Carlos Reed, Portland this evening. Reed’s release into the community comes at 6:00 pm. and is pending another court date, January … Continue reading
Upscale Condominiums Coming to 118 Congress Street Next Year
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,535) Although plans are still very preliminary, Ed Theriault, owner of TLA, confirmed today that he and developer Chip Newell have formed a partnership that will lead to the construction of a 12-unit upscale condominium development on the … Continue reading
Neighbors Hear Details of 79 Walnut Street Condominium Development; Munjoy Heights
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,534) Residents of Munjoy Hill heard the details of a proposed upscale condominium development at 79 Walnut Street by the development team tonight at East End Community School. The public meeting is a requirement of the city’s … Continue reading
Non-profit Forms to Stop Midtown Housing in Bayside
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,533) A non-profit has been formed by Peter Monro and Tim Paradis to stop the development of projects that are out of “scale, out of character and a bad deal for Portland” according to a press … Continue reading
MHN Resigns from BDN Website Over Wage Dispute
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,532) Carol McCracken, of the MunjoyHillNews, resigned as a blogger for the Bangor Daily News (“BDN”) website, effective Friday, October 4, 2013. The reason for the resignation was a salary dispute about which the two parties could … Continue reading
Court Sets Timetable for Friends of Congress Square Plaza Lawsuit Against Portland
By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,531) The Cumberland County Superior Court Justice Joyce A. Wheeler has issued an order that sets a briefing schedule and oral argument date in the matter of Friends of Congress Square Park vs. the City … Continue reading