By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,659) It was one big outdoor summer party today at Thompson’s Point.  That’s  where over 2,000 attended  the second Maine Brewer Guild ‘s Beerfest 2016. – to check out 75 craft beers from all over … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,658) The Community Policing Office plans to move its Hill facility to the Cummings Center, 134 Congress Street, sometime later this year.  For years, the Office has been located at the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Office, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,657) Nini McManamy, leader of the “Garden Angels” of the North Street Community Garden, called for a strategizing meeting  today at noon to consider how to deal with grievances of some of the gardeners at … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,656) The leader of the “Garden Angels” Nini McManamy, has called a meeting for tomorrow noon at the North Street Community Garden bench according to one of the “Angels.” The meeting is to discuss the … Continue reading →

(Post # 2,655)  By Carol McCracken For anyone who might be interested in investing in a community solar project, the City of Portland is taking steps to make that a possibility.  Two projects were considered at a the Committee on … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,654) The City of Portland announced that it has received $1,568.592 in lead based paint hazard control grant money and $246,275 in healthy homes supplemental funding according to a press release issued by Julie Sullivan, … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,653) The City of Portland has issued a press release reminding the public that beginning tomorrow Wednesday, July 20th, the minimum legal sale age for tobacco products changes from 18 to 21 years of age. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,652) At 11:15 am this morning an 18 wheeler Western Express (with Tennessee plates)  flat-bed truck backed into the fire hydrant at the corner of Cumberland Avenue and Boyd Street on the East End of … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,651) HERO, a sandwich shop that just opened in March has already developed a faithful following of lunchtime goers.  Located at 30 City Center, (a/k/a Monument Way) where Soakology originally was before it relocated to … Continue reading →

                (Post # 2,650)  By Carol McCracken “We promised to protect you, but that’s all over now,” said Police Officer Dan Adam to Iris, the liaison. from the protesters on Commercial Street to … Continue reading →