By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,142) You are invited to attend a neighborhood meeting to discuss plans for a new residential development in East Bayside.  The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16th at 6:00 pm., at the Redfern Office, 178 … Continue reading →

      By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,141) “I got a personal best today.  I’m still in shock!  I did it all in 45 minutes,” said a beaming Leslie Denton Saturday afternoon after competing in her first ever UrbanRaid on Munjoy Hill. Denton was one … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (POst # 2,140) Stephen J. Podgajny, Executive Director of the Portland Public Library, has tendered his resignation effective July 1, 2015.  Podgajny has served as the Executive Director for the past eight years. Before that, he was … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,139) US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) announced this afternoon that last month she introduced a bill  requiring NOAA to identify communities that have a high economic dependency on ocean resources and  how ocean acidification would affect them. … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,138) The Supreme Court unanimously struck down the  Massachusetts Buffer Zone Law today.  The decision said that the Massachusetts law went too far when it erected a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics to keep … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,137) The Constellation Art Collective, in the midst of Portland’s downtown arts district, has announced it’s looking for a new home.  Located at 511 Congress Street, it is Portland’s only non-profit art gallery-collective. The Board recently … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,136) Two projects presented to the Planning Board this afternoon at a workshop  were ok’d by the city’s Blanning Board for public hearings in the near future, although no date has been set yet.  The developments … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,135) Renovations have begun this week on the new 5,000 sq. ft. storefront that is to become Portland Food Co-op this fall. “Since coming on board with the Portland Food Co-op this spring, I have been … Continue reading →

    By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,134) Mary Erin Casale, 32,  and Kai Smith were married this past Saturday, June 21st in the Chapel at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 1:00 pm.   The service was followed by … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,133) Portland Police Officers responded to the area of 116 Mountfort Street for the report of a robbery at 12:01 pm.  A male adult victim reported he was walking in the area when he was approached … Continue reading →