By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,623) Three city councilors will be sworn in, Monday, December 2nd at a noon ceremony according to a press release just issued by the city.  The ceremony is to be held at city hall. The three are … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,622) Tonight the beautiful 55 ft. Blue Spruce tree recently sited in Monument Square will be officially lit during the traditional Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.  The Ceremony kicks off at 5:30 pm, rain or shine. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,621) The former Lovejoy’s Barber Shop, 15 Washington Avenue, is finally nothing more than a pile of rubble.  That’s after a frontloader tore down what had become a “bum squat” – a place where many homeless … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,620) A two alarm fire broke out early on Wednesday morning at Boone’s Fish House & Oyster Room, 86 Commercial Street, on the Portland waterfront.  The restaurant is owned by the controversial Chef Harding Lee Smith. Firefighters were investigating a … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,619) Two residential complexes on Munjoy Hill were cleared for a public hearing before the city’s planning board at its monthly meeting yesterday.  While they are very different in size and ownership plans, they share one common thread.  … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,618) Mayor Michael Brennan, with a consortium behind him yesterday morning at Ocean Gateway Terminal, described to those present what the passage of the bond referendum will mean to transportation and commerce along the Portland waterfront:  … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,617) “The are no special tips for buying holiday wines,” said Jacques deVillier, owner of the Wine & Cigar Shoppe in the Old Port this afternoon.  “My only advice is get what you like.  There are a … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,616) On Saturday morning, the Portland Fire Department responded to an emergency call from the tender on the Casco Bay Bridge of a blaze on Great Diamond Island.  The multimillion dollar fire  gutted the former Army barracks … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,615) The City of Portland Fire Department responded to a call reporting a  structure on fire at 18 McKinley Court on Great Diamond Island at 4:30 am today. The initial citing of the fire and the … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,614) This morning about 25 protestors of the Planned Parenthood Health Care Center on Congress Street observed the 39 ft. Patient Safety Zone passed by the Portland City Council on Monday night.  The vote was unanimous to pass the buffer … Continue reading →