By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,153) The Portland Food Co-op is now accepting applications for Assistant/Front End Manager position. The position is a full-time, salaried position with benefits.  Applications must be received by Friday, August 1st.   The start date for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,152) US Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D) is cosponsoring a bill that would reverse the dangerous Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case.  The decision allows corporations to claim religious views as a reason to deny women coverage … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,151) Peter Monro, one of several plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed against the City of Portland earlier this year, was dropped from the case by Judge Thomas D. Warren early last month. The lawsuit was filed … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,150) The City Council reluctantly repealed its own 39-foot buffer zone ordinance that keeps opponents of the services offered by Planned Parenthood at a safe distance from its clients – effective immediately. The vote came … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,149) “We plan on opening in early August,” said Markos Miller, co-owner of the new Ten Ten Pie, a unique take-out food cafe.  “We want to open before the summer is gone and while people are … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,148) Elise Baldacci and Devin Deane were married this afternoon in a non-denominational service on the Eastern Promenade before 200 guests.  The double ring ceremony was performed by the bride’s cousin Robert Baldacci, who was asked just … Continue reading →

    By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,147) The inevitable food vendors showed up and are lined up along the Eastern Promenade.  The wind has picked up and according to estimates of those knowledgeable about such matters, they are gusting up to 20 … Continue reading →

  By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,146) This afternoon Jon Jennings, founder of the Fourth Spectacular, announced that the Fourth of July Stars and Stripes Spectacular scheduled for tomorrow evening on the Eastern Promenade has been postponed until Saturday, July 5th.  … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,145) Mayor Robert E. Macdonald states that last Saturday, June 28th, a group of political leaders and church and immigrant rights groups gathered in Deering Oaks Park, Portland to protest Governor Paul LePage’s decision to cut General Assistance to asylum … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,144) The annual Shipyard Old Port Half Marathon and 5K Races are set to go off on Sunday, July 13th on Munjoy Hill. The half marathon race begins at 7:00 am and finishes at Ocean … Continue reading →