By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,699) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D), said in a press release issued yesterday, that the federal government is releasing the state’s remaining funding for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP)  this week.  The funding released yesterday – … Continue reading →

By Carol (Scoop) McCracken  (Post # 1,698) About 135 people braved cold temperatures to take advantage of a well-publicized opportunity to give their feedback on  the future development of the Franklin Street corridor at a public workshop tonight at the Portland Public … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,697) Sam Cohen, chair of the Safe and Livable Committee, of the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization, said today that the Committee is in the process of developing a set of criteria by which it can assess housing projects … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,696) A City Task Force, chaired by Councilor Ed Suslovic, approved an ordinance intended to discourage consumers from using plastic/paper bags and replace them with their reusable bags or pay .10 a piece.  The vote was not … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,695) Congresswoman Chellie :Pingree said in a press release last week that the number of Maine people who have lost unemployment benefits has risen to 4,699 since emergency benefits expired on December 28th. “In the middle … Continue reading →

By Carol (Scoop) McCracken  (Post # 1,694) The HIlltop Coffee Shop will be moving to its third location on Munjoy Hill, over the weekend, according to Stella Hernandez, co-owner.  It will be open for business at its new location, 100 Congress Street, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken (Post # 1,693) Portland Mayor Michael Brennan set  his compass for the coming  year at his State  of the City speech last night – and it included the interests of a wide swath of his Portland constituency.  The initiatives he called for also … Continue reading →

By Carol (Scoop) McCracken  (Post # 1,692) The Portland City Council issued licenses to two new establishments planning to open within the next several months – on or around April 1st. The Muse Paintbar, to be located at 245 Commercial Street, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,691) “Some cities in the south don’t have affordable programs for spaying and neutering dogs, so they become overrun with dogs needing good homes. There has been an increasing awareness of rescuing dogs versus buying from … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 1,690) The excitement is building and the tension mounting among New England Patriots fans across the country as the Brady vs. Manning show gets close to show time at 3:00 pm this afternoon!  Go Pats! … Continue reading →