You are invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to honor Corporal Jacob Cousins who was first the first soldier of the Jewish faith from Portland to be killed in World War 1.    The re-dedication of the memorial and surrounding … Continue reading →

Lydia Mather was chosen as the Winner of the First Annual Pumpkin Carving contest at the Maine Craft Association, 521 Congress Street.  She will receive a $100.00 gift certificate to spend at the Craft Association.  She was one of eleven … Continue reading →

Construction plans for Phase 11 of the expansion proposal for the Commercial Street Ferry were presented by a development team led by Paul Pottle, Director of Projects for Casco Bay Lines, this afternoon. To date, the proposal has been handled internally … Continue reading →

Earlier this month the Frances Perkins Center received a $30,000. grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor Paul Newman.  The award to the Perkins Center was made by Newman’s Own Foundation as part of … Continue reading →

“He’s a lier and a bigot,” said Sargent Major Alexander Fiore, this afternoon.  Fiore had just finished voting at Portland city hall in the mid-term elections when this blogger met him.  “In my opinion, Trump’s rhetoric and the slaughter in … Continue reading →

You are invited to participate in Pollfest 2018 on Thursday, November 1, 2018.  The event will begin at 1:00 pm at Congress Square Park, Portland.  There will be music,  fun activities, organization tabling and nonpartisan voting information in English, Somalia … Continue reading →

On Thursday November 1, 2018, city manager Jon Jennings is scheduled to present to the Finance Committee his reasons that a “Responsible Contracting”  proposal by Mayor Ethan Strimling would be impractical for the city of Portland.  (Just build another condo … Continue reading →

The location of the 2nd Annual “Halloween Fire Prevention Festival” and “Halloween  Blood Drive” has been relocated to an indoor location – the USM Sullivan Gym, 66 Falmouth Street, from Longfellow Park, due to the bad weather forecasted for tomorrow, … Continue reading →

Developer Jonathan Cohen and his team, met with Portland’s  planning board earlier this week to  consider his application for a site plan review of a mixed use building at 100 Fore Street on the east end of Portland.  The  building … Continue reading →

A  workshop in the third and final phase of the expansion plan of Maine Medical Center (MMC) was held earlier this evening at Portland’s city hall. A second workshop will be held at a later date focusing on different aspects … Continue reading →