By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,613) Three arrests were made today in an early morning burglary of Hall Elementary School, located at 23 Orono Road.  Around 2:40 AM, Portland Police officers responded to a burglar alarm sounding at the school. Officers observed several … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,613) Munjoy Hill real estate developer, Peter Bass, d/b/a Random Orbit, Inc.,  has filed paperwork with the city’s planning office to demolish a former, single story church and build residential units according to a notice from the city.  The … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,612) Lin Lisberger, chair of the Portland Public Art Committee, announced this afternoon that all three Langlais wooden bears have found indoor housing and that the Committee can proceed with the work of siting them in … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,611) The development team as well as the owners of the proposed townhouses to be built at 152-156 Sheridan Street met with a few neighbors at the St. Lawrence Arts Center to discuss their plans for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,610) Portland Police have arrested a homeless man for aggravated assault after he attacked a pedestrian who refused to give him money yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Portland Police Department this … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,609) The Portland City Council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance creating a thirty-nine foot Patient Safety Zone next to a Planned Parenthood health center, 443 Congress Street, late this evening.  The buffer zone goes into effect immediately. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,608) “I prefer cooking for dogs over people because dogs are more grateful. They wag their tails at me, ” said Karen Smith, laughing as she took a break from setting up her new business on … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,607) The popular Hilltop Coffee Shop on Congress Street will be moving, although the business owner is not sure just  when that will happen. Stella Hernandez, co-owner of Bar Lola with her husband, confirmed the rumor early … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,606) 15 Washington Avenue, once Lovejoy’s Barber Shop, has been an eye sore for many years.  In the past several years, it has become a source of safety concerns for neighbors, who include the East End Children’s Workshop.  It’s … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,605) Traffic on North Street, at the corner of Congress Street, will be disrupted both today and tomorrow.  A contractor is placing a water main underground that will be used to supply water to the new Colucci’s … Continue reading →