You are invited to attend a  meeting to learn about plans of Mercy Hospital to move to the Fore River campus at some unidentified time in the future.  The meeting is set for Wednesday, May 16, from 5:30 pm – … Continue reading →

Maine’s first gubernatorial dialogue on hunger and food security issues will be held this evening – Monday, April 30th.  The nonpartisan event is scheduled for 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm at Talbot Auditorium located in Luther Bonney Hall on the … Continue reading →

Captain Kevin J. Battle, Harbor Master, is leaving Portland this weekend to meet half- siblings in Wales; brothers and sisters he has never met.  Until several weeks ago, he didn’t know they existed, either. This upcoming week-long trip is the … Continue reading →

The defiant EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt underwent questioning today before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior and the Environment.  It was an effort by many to force the resignation or firing of the politically ambitious Pruitt from his current … Continue reading →

“The number of adult loons has doubled since 1984,” Susan Gallo told an audience last night at the Portland Public Library.  A chart that Gallo showed supported this fact.  It also showed, however, that the birth of chicks has remained … Continue reading →

Artania, a cruise ship with 1,200 passengers and more than 500 crew members, arrived in Portland Harbor today to kick off the 2018 cruise season officially according to the city’s spokeswoman.  Portland will see two (2) other ships this month … Continue reading →

“We are trying to create a new image and move into a new exciting direction,” architect David Lloyd, told the planning board early this evening about the proposed 30-unit condominium proposed for 56 Hampshire Street on the east end of … Continue reading →

This morning the Legislative and Nominating (“L&N”) Committee  voted unanimously to recommend to the city council that term limits for members of the Harbor Commission be eliminated.  The issue was introduced by Councilor and Committee member Jill Duson at the … Continue reading →

An application was filed last week with the city’s planning office for a 46-unit, one-bedroom, seven (7) story condominium for people 55+  by Maine Workforce Housing, LLC.   The proposed project is located at 178 Kennebec Street, and the developer is … Continue reading →

For Jon Crawford, attending the annual Bike Swap in the parking lot at USM, Portland, is a ritual.  With three young sons, they outgrow their bikes quickly.  The annual event is a good place to buy inexpensive, used bikes and … Continue reading →