The City’s planning board is holding a public hearing and subsequent vote on the proposed Master Development Plan proposed by CPB2LLC tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20th at 7:00 pm at city hall. The proposed Plan is a road map for … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Parking Ban Begins Tonight, (12/17), at 10:00 pm through Tomorrow at 6:00 am
By Carol McCracken The city of Portland has announced a city-wide parking bank to begin this evening, Saturday, December 17 at 10:00 pm running through tomorrow morning Sunday December 18th at 6:00 am. Vehicles left on city streets will be … Continue reading
Bayside Warned to Prepare for Rising Sea Levels by Experts
By Carol McCracken “The Gulf of Maine is the bulls eye for climate change because it is warming faster than any other body of water in the world,” Dr. Cameron Wake, a climate scientist at the University of New Hampshire … Continue reading
Website Created for Cold Storage Warehouse Materials
Carol McCracken The city’s Director of Planning, Tuck O’Brien, has created a webpage for materials related to an application by the city to the planning board to approve a zone change to allow the construction of a 75 ft. cold … Continue reading
Creighton & Sons Building Going to Nissen Building Owner; Hilltop For Sale
By Carol McCracken Jed Harris has confirmed that he will be purchasing the Creighton & Sons Building, 123 Washington Avenue on Munjoy Hill within the next several weeks. There has been speculation for months that the owner of the J. … Continue reading
US Rep. Pingree Comments on Two of Donald-Elect Appointments
Carol McCracken This morning President-‘Elect Donald Trump announced that Rex W. Tillerson, chief executive of EXXONMobil, is his choice for Secretary of State in his upcoming administration that begins next month. His deal-making for the energy company and his close-ties … Continue reading
St. Lawrence Applies for City Expansion Approval; Neighborhood Meeting 12/28
By Carol McCracken Last month the St. Lawrence Arts Center filed an application with the city’s planning department for a Level 111 Site Plan approval for an addition to the current building at 76 Congress Street. The expansion is for … Continue reading
City Requests Delay in Planning Board’s Workshop on Cold Storage Warehouse
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,655) In a surprise move late last week, Bill Needelman, waterfront coordinator in the City’s Economic Development Office requested a delay in a workshop scheduled for Wednesday, December 13th evening before the planning board. The … Continue reading
Trott Family Christmas Party Attracts About Seventy-Five Children
“We want Santa! We want Santa!” was the chant that rang throughout the gymnasium at the East End Community School early this afternoon as about seventy-five (75) children waited for his arrival. “I just saw him and I know he … Continue reading
PLUM – Closing at the End of December
By Carol McCracken (Post # 2,653) PLUM, a high-end women’s consignment store at 316A Congress Street, Munjoy Hill. is closing at the end of December according to its owner Kelly Williams. The store would have been five (5) years old … Continue reading