“I’m trying to figure out how the process that just took place was meaningful,” said Harold Pachios, attorney for “The Cat” following a public meeting called by the Harbor Commissioners for Portland Harbor late this afternoon.  The Cat is a … Continue reading →

Rosanna’s Ice Cream, a new delivery service, was the 10th annual winner of the 2017 Indie Biz Awards.  Earlier this evening she was selected from among a total of five nominees to win the prestigious award. A new business, Roanna … Continue reading →

City parks have always been an important part of his life Frank E. Reilly told a crowd yesterday afternoon at Lincoln Park at a  celebration of the completion of the first phase of the restoration of Portland’s oldest park.  Whether … Continue reading →

Attorney General Janet Mills joined 17 other Attorneys General in protesting the Trump administration’s recent move to end the mandatory contraception coverage rule created by the Affordable Care Act, according to a press release issued by Andrew Roth-Wells, special assistant … Continue reading →

Last night Portland’s planning board unanimously approved  the site plan for a 45-unit condominium to be built at 218-220 Washington Avenue near the entrance to I-295.  Approval came following a presentation by an architect from Archetype Architects,  public comment period … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its plans to repeal the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the nation’s program to limit carbon pollution from dirty power plans.  If fully implemented, the Clean Power Plan would reduce US power plant emissions 32% by … Continue reading →

“Our country is undergoing a tremendous change.  There are issues around race, class and many other things that make up who we are as a country.  However, the loudest narrative we have as a country is a single voice narrative,” … Continue reading →

The city’s planning board has two east end housing proposals on its agenda for Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Glenn and Jean Morse, d/b/a 2 Walnut LLC have filed an application for a Zone Map Amendment for a a vacant lot … Continue reading →

The Portland Housing Authority has filed an application with the city of Portland to build a six story apartment building on the site of its former administrative offices at 58 Boyd Street on the east end of Portland.  Those offices … Continue reading →

The three mannequins in the window at Maine College of Art (MECA) are eye catching and  producing lots of smiles from those who walk past the window display of their designer:  Meet Jackiellen Bonney Jackiellen, a fashion and textile design … Continue reading →