By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,559) The City’s Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan for the construction of a seven (7) unit condominium building at 30 Merrill Street on Munjoy Hill late this evening.  Approval came because the developer … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,558) “We’ve already seen an increase in our business.  People are coming from all over the country to visit our newest National Monument,”  said Lindsay Downing this morning. Downing and her husband own the Mt. … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,561) The public is invited to attend the opening of Hardshore Distilling Co. on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 53 Washington Avenue on Munjoy Hill.  (It’s in the former J. J. Nissen Bakery building.) The … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,560) You are invited to attend an evening with the Portland City Council and State candidates on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  The forum will be held at Reiche School, 166 … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,559) City manager Jon P. Jennings told  members of the Bayside Neighborhood Association that “Bayside Boost” is not just a summer program .- it’s an ongoing effort to resolve issues that have been ignored for … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,558) “This year is an experiment.  We have bigger plans for the future” said (the Ungracious) Stefanie Manning this afternoon at the Marketplace event at Harbor on the Harvest .  Manning would not elaborate on … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,557) Janine Kaserman has been a popular fixture on Munjoy Hill since 1995.  But recently it has been closed while it relocates to a new space. “So the news that the Hill Community Policing Office … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,556) Justice Thomas Warren found Portland landlord Gregory Nisbet innocent of manslaughter charges  today in his Portland courtroom. However, Nisbet was found guilty of a misdemeanor – a window that was too small to permit … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,555) An unusual spike in residential burglaries has occurred in the Deering section of Portland over the weekends of October 8th and 15th according to a press release issued by the Portland Police Department this … Continue reading →

By Carol McCracken  (Post # 2,554) The Social Security Administration has announced a paltry 0.3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in benefits for 2017.  That comes to about $5.00 per month on average. “This is the fifth year in a row with … Continue reading →